hermeneutics

[ hur-muh-noo-tiks, -nyoo- ]

/ ˌhɜr məˈnu tɪks, -ˈnyu- /

the science of interpretation, especially of the Scriptures.

the branch of theology that deals with the principles of Biblical exegesis.

Origin of hermeneutics

First recorded in 1730–40; see origin at hermeneutic, -ics

Hermeneutics is, therefore, the science of interpretation; Exegesis, the application of this science to the word of God.

Companion to the Bible |E. P. Barrows
Logic Proper: The criteria of truth; species of knowledge, and general rules of criticism and hermeneutics.

Loyola and the Educational System of the Jesuits |Thomas Hughes
The history of hermeneutics in all times shows that there is but one step from the literal to the allegorical.

History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology |John F. Hurst
This is a question, as the Germans express it, of hermeneutics.

A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive |John Stuart Mill

Such a right he could never have derived from humanity, or philosophy, or hermeneutics.

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus |American Anti-Slavery Society

hermeneutics

/ (ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪks) /

the science of interpretation, esp of Scripture

the branch of theology that deals with the principles and methodology of exegesis

philosophy

C18: from Greek hermēneutikos expert in interpretation, from hermēneuein to interpret, from hermēneus interpreter, of uncertain origin