All 5 Uses of
interpret
in
The Da Vinci Code
- The three-hundred-page draft—tentatively titled Symbols of the Lost Sacred Feminine—proposed some very unconventional interpretations of established religious iconography which would certainly be controversial.
Chpt 4interpretations = understandings
- In its most specific interpretation, the pentacle symbolizes Venus—the goddess of female sexual love and beauty.
Chpt 6interpretation = explanation of meaning
- "I assure you," Langdon said, "despite what you see in the movies, the pentacle's demonic interpretation is historically inaccurate."
Chpt 6
- As plausible an interpretation as this seemed, Langdon felt haunted now by a troubling paradox.
Chpt 21-22 *
- Nor was it due to the mysterious interpretations attributed her by many art historians and conspiracy buffs.
Chpt 25-26interpretations = explanations
Definition:
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(interpret as in: her interpretation of the data) to understand or explain something in a particular way -- often the meaning or significance of something