The difference between Exegesis and Exposition
When used as nouns, exegesis means an exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one, whereas exposition means the action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
check bellow for the other definitions of Exegesis and Exposition
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Exegesis as a noun:
An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one.
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Exposition as a noun:
The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
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Exposition as a noun (authorship):
The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.
Examples:
"This essay has too much exposition in it."
"My reviewer said she couldn't picture the setting for my story, so I'm improving the exposition."
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Exposition as a noun (obsolete):
The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
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Exposition as a noun:
An event at which goods, artwork and cultural displays are open for the public to view.
Examples:
"The first prototype was unveiled at an exposition."
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Exposition as a noun (authorship):
An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
Examples:
"I turned my research into an exposition on the traditional music of Borneo."
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Exposition as a noun (authorship):
An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.
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Exposition as a noun (music):
The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form
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Exposition as a noun:
The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.