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hermeneutics

noun as in the science of searching for hidden meaning in texts

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It is no longer a question of hermeneutics, no longer a struggle between abstruse dogmas of rival churches.

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Logic Proper: The criteria of truth; species of knowledge, and general rules of criticism and hermeneutics.

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The term Hermeneutics (Greek, hermeneuo, to interpret) is commonly employed to denote the principles of scriptural interpretation.

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Hermeneutics is, therefore, the science of interpretation; Exegesis, the application of this science to the word of God.

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Such a right he could never have derived from humanity, or philosophy, or hermeneutics.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hermeneutics, such as: exploration, interpretation, investigation, revealing, unmasking, and exegetics.

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