textual criticism

noun

A field of scholarly enquiry dedicated to reconstructing the oldest form(s) of a text that is or are possible to retrieve and to explaining any attested variants.

Similar
lower criticism
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Meanings

nountextual criticism (countable and uncountable, plural textual criticisms)

plural textual criticisms

  1. countableuncountableA field of scholarly enquiry dedicated to reconstructing the oldest form(s) of a text that is or are possible to retrieve and to explaining any attested variants.

    Synonyms: lower criticism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA field of scholarly enquiry dedicated to reconstructing the oldest form(s) of a text that is or are possible to retrieve and to explaining any attested variants.

Similar
lower criticism
Also see
lower criticismtextology

Translations

Afrikaans tekskritiek
  • tekskritiekdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Arabic نَقْد نَصِّيّ, تَحْقِيق نُصُوص
  • نَقْد نَصِّيّ (naqd naṣṣiyy)discipline for reconstructing old text forms
  • تَحْقِيق نُصُوص (taḥqīq nuṣūṣ)discipline for reconstructing old text forms
Chinese Mandarin 校勘學 /校勘学
  • 校勘學 /校勘学 (jiàokānxué)discipline for reconstructing old text forms
Danish tekstkritik
  • tekstkritikdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Dutch tekstkritiek
  • tekstkritiekdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Esperanto tekstkritiko
  • tekstkritikodiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Finnish tekstikritiikki
  • tekstikritiikkidiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
French critique textuelle
  • critique textuellediscipline for reconstructing old text forms
German Textkritik
  • Textkritikdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Greek κριτική κειμένου
  • κριτική κειμένου (kritikí keiménou)discipline for reconstructing old text forms
Indonesian kritik teks
  • kritik teksdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Italian critica testuale
  • critica testualediscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Latin critica textualis
  • critica textualisdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Norwegian Bokmål tekstkritikk
  • tekstkritikkdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Persian تصحیح متون
  • تصحیح متون (tashih-e motun)discipline for reconstructing old text forms
Polish tekstologia, krytyka tekstu
  • tekstologiadiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
  • krytyka tekstudiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Portuguese crítica textual
  • crítica textualdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Spanish crítica textual
  • crítica textualdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Swedish textkritik
  • textkritikdiscipline for reconstructing old text forms
Cite this entry
APA

textual criticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textual%20criticism

MLA

“textual criticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textual%20criticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “textual criticism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/textual%20criticism.

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