textual criticism
noun
Origin of textual criticism
First recorded in 1870–75
OTHER WORDS FROM textual criticism
textual critic, nounWords nearby textual criticism
textiform,
textile,
textlationship,
textspeak,
textual,
textual criticism,
textualism,
textualist,
textuary,
textural,
texture
British Dictionary definitions for textual criticism
textual criticism
noun
the scholarly study of manuscripts, esp of the Bible, in an effort to establish the original text
literary criticism emphasizing a close analysis of the text