"hermeneutics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɜːɹməˈnjuːtɪks/ Audio: en-us-hermeneutics.ogg [US] Forms: hermeneutics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”), from ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “translator, interpreter”), of unknown origin; folk etymology suggests a connection with Hermes. The term was introduced c. 360 BCE by Aristotle in his text Perì Hermeneías (On Interpretation). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἑρμηνευτῐκός||of or for interpreting}} Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), {{m|grc|ἑρμηνεύω||translate, interpret}} ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”), {{m|grc|ἑρμηνεύς||translator, interpreter}} ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “translator, interpreter”), {{B.C.E.|nodots=1}} BCE, {{BCE}} BCE Head templates: {{en-noun|~|hermeneutics}} hermeneutics (countable and uncountable, plural hermeneutics)
  1. The study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: hermeneutical, hermeneuticist Related terms: hermeneut, hermeneutic Translations (art and science of text interpretation): hermeneutiek (Afrikaans), hermeneutika [feminine] (Albanian), ἑρμηνεία (hermēneía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), علم التأويل (Arabic), հերմենևտիկա (hermenewtika) (Armenian), hermenevtika (Azerbaijani), герменеўтыка (hjermjenjeŭtyka) [feminine] (Belarusian), херменевтика (hermenevtika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hermenèutica [feminine] (Catalan), 解釋學 (Chinese Mandarin), 解释学 (jiěshìxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 詮釋學 (Chinese Mandarin), 诠释学 (quánshìxué) (Chinese Mandarin), hermeneutika [feminine] (Czech), hermeneutik [common-gender] (Danish), hermeneutiek [feminine] (Dutch), hermeneŭtiko (Esperanto), hermeneutika (Estonian), hermeneutiikka (Finnish), herméneutique [feminine] (French), hermenéutica [feminine] (Galician), ჰერმენევტიკა (hermenevṭiḳa) (Georgian), Hermeneutik [feminine] (German), ερμηνευτική (ermineftikí) [feminine] (Greek), הרמנויטיקה [feminine] (Hebrew), hermeneutika (Hungarian), interpret-arto (Ido), hermeneutik (Indonesian), hermeneutica (Interlingua), heirméineotaic [feminine] (Irish), ermeneutica [feminine] (Italian), 解釈学 (kaishakugaku) (alt: かいしゃくがく) (Japanese), герменевтика (germenevtika) (Kazakh), 해석학 (haeseokhak) (alt: 解釋學) (Korean), герменевтика (germenevtika) (Kyrgyz), hermeneutica [feminine] (Latin), hermeneitika [feminine] (Latvian), hermeneutika [feminine] (Lithuanian), Hermeneutik [German-Low-German, feminine] (Low German), Hermeneutik [feminine] (Luxembourgish), херменевтика (hermenevtika) [feminine] (Macedonian), hermeneutik (Malay), hermeneutikk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hermeneutikk [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ermeneutica [feminine] (Occitan), هرمنوتیک (Persian), hermeneutyka [feminine] (Polish), hermenêutica [feminine] (Portuguese), hermeneutică [feminine] (Romanian), гермене́втика (germenévtika) [feminine] (Russian), херменеу̀тика [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hermeneùtika [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hermeneutika [feminine] (Slovak), hermenevtika [feminine] (Slovene), hermenéutica [feminine] (Spanish), hermeneutik [common-gender] (Swedish), palaliwatang-Bibliya (Tagalog), palaliwatan (Tagalog), герменевтика (germenevtika) (Tajik), อรรถปริวรรตศาสตร์ (àt bpà-rí-wát sàat) (Thai), hermenötik (Turkish), герменевтика (hermenevtyka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), thông diễn học (Vietnamese), hermeneutika (Waray-Waray), esboniadaeth [feminine] (Welsh)

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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
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    },
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "word": "ჰერმენევტიკა"
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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
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      "code": "kk",
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      "alt": "解釋學",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "lt",
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      "code": "nds-de",
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "word": "hermeneutik"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ermeneutica"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "word": "هرمنوتیک"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hermenêutica"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    {
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "hermeneutika"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "hermenevtika"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "hermenéutica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "hermeneutik"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "word": "palaliwatang-Bibliya"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
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      "code": "tg",
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "àt bpà-rí-wát sàat",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "word": "อรรถปริวรรตศาสตร์"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
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      "roman": "hermenevtyka",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "word": "thông diễn học"
    },
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      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "word": "hermeneutika"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "art and science of text interpretation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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