Hermeneutic(a.) Alt. of Hermeneutical
Hermeneutical(a.) Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.
Hermeneutically(adv.) According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.
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.
Words within hermeneutics