Hermeneutics

2 definitions found

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

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hermeneutics
       n : the branch of theology that deals with principles of
           exegesis