hermeneutics Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis

WordNet


Her`me*neu"tics noun
Etymology
Gr. (sc. ).
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913