Dictionary.net

• The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

• The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.