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hermeneutic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌhøː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tək/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • hûr′-mə-n(y)o͞o′-tĭk
  • /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˌhɛɹ.məˈn(j)ʉ.tɪk/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tɪk/ (Australia)
  • /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτικός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “interpreter”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, qualifier:humanities) Having to do with hermeneutics; that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates texts, especially holy texts.
    • Following the goal of surrealist automatic writing, the sheer richness of this dream imagery blurs the border between oneirography and fiction—the tawdry colonials, the sign of the alluring woman, the writing lesson, the papyrus turban, the disguised charlatan's reverie, the ecstasy of signification, writing both conscious and unconscious, poetic and hermeneutic, text and mirror, "langage tangage" (Leiris 1985⁹)—composing a narrative philosophy of cross-cultural existence. 2006, École pratique des hautes études (France). Section des sciences économiques et sociales, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Cahiers d'études africaines, Volume 46, Issues 3-4; Volume 46, Issues 183-184, volume 46, numbers 3-4; 183-184, Mouton., page 586:
    • Near-synonyms: exegetic, exegetical

Antonyms

nonhermeneutic

Deriveds

hermeneuticality · hermeneuticist · hermeneutic cycle · hermeneutically · hermeneuticism · hermeneuticity · hermeneutical · hermeneuticize · hermeneutician · hermeneutic circle

Synonyms

exegetical · hermeneutical · exegetic

Translations (20)

bg обяснителен (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · ast hermenéuticu (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · es hermenéutico (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · fr herméneutique (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · it ermeneutico (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · fi hermeneuttinen (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · ro hermeneutic (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · da hermeneutisk (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · bg тълкувателен (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · eo hermeneŭtika (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · la hermeneuticus (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · nl hermeneutisch (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · an hermeneutico (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · de hermeneutisch (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · pt hermenêutico (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · ro ermeneutic (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · sv hermeneutisk (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · ca hermenèutic (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · gl hermenéutico (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text) · pl hermeneutyczny (that explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates a text)

hermeneutic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌhøː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tək/ (New-Zealand)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • hûr′-mə-n(y)o͞o′-tĭk
  • /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˌhɛɹ.məˈn(j)ʉ.tɪk/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tɪk/ (Australia)
  • /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτικός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from Ancient Greek ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “interpreter”).

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:humanities) A particular theory of hermeneutics; a particular method of interpretation of text, especially holy texts.
    • The hermeneutics of suspicion needs to be balanced by a hermeneutic that is grounded in the recognition that written texts represent valid expressions of their author's intent, and that principles may be established that would guide the reader to that intent. 1995 September 27, G. D. Robinson, “Paul Ricoeur and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion: A Brief Overview and Critique”, in Premise, volume II, number 8, page 12:

Forms

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hermeneutics Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hermeneutics

Relateds

hermeneut

Synonyms

exegesis

Translations (4)

pt hermenêutica (particular theory of hermeneutics) · fr herméneutique (particular theory of hermeneutics) · ca hermenèutica (particular theory of hermeneutics) · es hermenéutica (particular theory of hermeneutics)