Hermeneutics - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Hermeneutics :  (noun)

1: the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis

Based on WordNet 2.0

Hermeneutics : \Her`me*neu"tics\, n. [Gr. ? (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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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