Look up: hermeneutics

1. hermeneutics
   [n] - the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
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2. hermeneutics
   Philosophical tradition concerned with the nature of understanding and interpretation of human behaviour and social traditions. From its origins in problems of biblical interpretation, hermeneutics...
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3. Hermeneutics
   Her`me·neu'tics noun [ Greek ... (sc. ...).] The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. Schaff- Herzog Encyc.
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4. hermeneutics
   <study> The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; especially, that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. ... Origin: Gr. (sc). ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. hermeneutics
   noun the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
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6. Hermeneutics
   • (n.) The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.
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7. hermeneutics
   (from the article `Indian philosophy`) ...of Vedic injunctions. Though this is the primary purpose of the system, this task also led to the development of principles of scriptural ... In their principles of interpretation of the scriptures, and consequently in their theories of meaning (of words and of sentences), the two schools ... ...
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8. hermeneutics
   the study of the general principles of biblical interpretation. For both Jews and Christians throughout their histories, the primary purpose of ... [5 related articles]
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9. hermeneutics
   hermeneutics 1. The art or science of literary interpretations. 2. The theory and methodology of interpretation, especially of scriptural text. 3. The branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis. Originally hermeneutics was understood to be the branch of Theology concerned with exeg...
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10. hermeneutics
    hermeneutics, the theory and practice of interpretation. During the Reformation hermeneutics came into being as a special discipline concerned with biblical criticism. The Protestant theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher expanded the discipline from one concerned with removing obstacles preventing rea...
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11. Hermeneutics
    The art and science of interpreting especially authoritative writings, mainly in application to sacred scripture, and equivalent to exegesis. -- K.F.L.
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12. Hermeneutics
    Hermeneutics (from a Greek word meaning to explain or interpret), is the science which fixes the principles of the interpretation of the sacred writing's. Hermeneutics bears the same relation to exegesis as theory to practice.
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13. hermeneutics
    Philosophical tradition concerned with the nature of understanding and interpretation of human behaviour and social traditions. From its origins in problems of biblical interpretation, hermeneutics has expanded to cover many fields of enquiry, including aesthetics, literary theory, and science. The ...
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14. Hermeneutics
    In religious studies and hɜrməˈn(j)uːtɨks-->) is the study of the theory and practice of Semantics|interpretation. `Traditional hermeneutics`—which includes `Biblical hermeneutics`—refers to the study of the interpretation of written texts, especially texts in the areas...
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