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Hermeneutics

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Gr. 4p,unvEvnCKi 7, sc. 'r xv77, Lat. ars hermeneutica, from 4pµr7veixty, to interpret, from Hermes, the messenger of the gods), the science or art of interpretation or explanation, especially of the Holy Scriptures (see Theology).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Hermeneutics'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​h/hermeneutics.html. 1910.
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