hermeneutics
The study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understandingThe study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period, especially in relation to phenomenology and existentialism. At its core, hermeneutics addresses the conditions of understanding and the processes by which meaning is constructed.
» The two scholars argued for hours about biblical hermeneutics.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period, especially in relation to phenomenology and existentialism. At its core, hermeneutics addresses the conditions of understanding and the processes by which meaning is constructed.
Hermeneutik
гермене́втикаgermenévtika
герменевтикаhermenevtyka
- the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
Examples
2 sentencesThe two scholars argued for hours about biblical hermeneutics.
Laws are not mathematical formulas. Interpreting them is the function of an important science, legal hermeneutics.
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Origin
From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutĭkós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύω (From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutĭkós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”), from ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “translator, interpreter”); sometimes ascribed as a Carian loanword. By surface analysis, hermeneutic + -s. Folk etymology suggests a connection with Hermes. The term was introduced c. 360 BCE by Aristotle in his text Perì Hermeneías (On Interpretation).
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Forms
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