hermeneutic

hermeneutic
That explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates

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  • hermeneutic — HERMENÉUTIC, Ă, hermeneutici, ce, adj. Cu caracter de hermeneutică; de hermeneutică. [var.: ermenéutic, ă adj.] – Din fr. herméneutique. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  hermeneútic adj. m., pl. hermeneútici; …   Dicționar Român

  • 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hermeneutic — interpretive, 1670s, from Gk. hermeneutikos interpreting, from hermeneutes interpreter, from hermeneuein to interpret, considered ultimately a derivative of Hermes, as the tutelary divinity of speech, writing, and eloquence. Cf. HERMETIC (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hermeneutic — [hʉr΄mə no͞ot′ik, hʉr΄mənyo͞ot′ik] adj. [Gr hermēneutikos < hermēneuein, to interpret < hermēneus, translator] of hermeneutics; interpretive: also hermeneutical …   English World dictionary

  • Hermeneutic circle — Contents 1 Definition and usage 2 Critique 3 Notes 4 References Definition and usage The hermeneutic circle describes the proce …   Wikipedia

  • hermeneutic — noun Date: 1737 1. plural but singular or plural in construction the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible) 2. a method or principle of interpretation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hermeneutic — hermeneutically, adv. /herr meuh nooh tik, nyooh /, adj. of or pertaining to hermeneutics; interpretative; explanatory. Also, hermeneutical. [1800 10; < Gk hermeneutikós of, skilled in, interpreting, equiv. to hermeneú(ein) to make clear,… …   Universalium

  • hermenèutic — her|me|nèu|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • hermeneutic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Serving to explain: elucidative, exegetic, explanative, explanatory, explicative, expositive, expository, hermeneutical, illustrative, interpretative, interpretive. See EXPLAIN …   English dictionary for students

  • hermeneutic — adj. of or pertaining to hermeneutics, pertaining to the interpretation of the Scriptures …   English contemporary dictionary

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