Hermeneutic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hermeneutic \Her`me*neu"tic\, Hermeneutical \Her`me*neu"tic*al\,
     a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to interpret: cf. F. herm['e]neutique.]
     Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to
     interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic
     theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a
     hermeneutic phrase.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hermeneutic
       adj : interpretive or explanatory