Etymology

hermeneutical

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to hermeneutics (the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἑρμηνευτῐκός“of or for interpreting”
  2. English todayhermeneutical

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutĭkós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “an interpreter”), from ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”); see hermeneutics.

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