Etymology

hermeneut

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Today it means: A practitioner of hermeneutics, someone who interprets a text, especially a holy text. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἑρμηνευτής“interpreter”
  2. English todayhermeneut

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).

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