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hermeneutic Definition

her·me·neu·tic (hʉr′mə no̵̅o̅tik, -nyo̵̅o̅t-)

adjective

of hermeneutics; interpretive

Etymology: Gr hermēneutikos < hermēneuein, to interpret < hermēneus, translator

hermeneutic Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • suspicion: Anyone who spends time browsing there will find the stalls flooded with books that apply a hermeneutic of suspicion to biblical texts.
  • gospel: Jesus expected the unity of the church in love to be the hermeneutic of the gospel.
  • trust: In short, Abraham exemplifies a hermeneutic of consent, a hermeneutic of trust.

Modifies a noun

  • circle: Too often we accept the idea of a Hermeneutic circle ( what you understand from a text depends on what you expect to find.
  • meaning: This distinction between semantic and hermeneutic meaning seems to me both legitimate and helpful.
  • principle: Using sound hermeneutic principles is not optional for the true disciple of Christ.
  • approach: In addition to Wagner and Strauss, he is interested in opera generally and in hermeneutic approaches to the study of opera.
  • analysis: BNIM is an integration of aspects of grounded theory ( Glaser and Strauss ), narrative style interviewing, hermeneutic analysis and phenomenology.
  • theory: This calls for a hermeneutic cultural theory that also includes the third level, that of meaning.

Modifying Another Word

  • only: Only hermeneutic translation - the translation of meanings - reveals in its end result truly equivalent words, structures and expressions.