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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HERMENEUTICS

From Greek hermēneutikos expert in interpretation, from hermēneuein to interpret, from hermēneus interpreter, of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HERMENEUTICS

hermeneutics  [ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HERMENEUTICS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hermeneutics is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HERMENEUTICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics /hɜrməˈnjuːtɪks/ is the theory of text interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. The terms "hermeneutics" and "exegesis" are sometimes used interchangeably. Hermeneutics is a wider discipline that includes written, verbal, and nonverbal communication. Exegesis focuses primarily upon texts. Hermeneutic, as a singular noun, refers to a single particular method or strand of interpretation. The understanding of any written text requires hermeneutics. Hermeneutics initially applied to the interpretation, or exegesis, of scripture. It emerged as a theory of human understanding beginning in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through the work of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey. Modern hermeneutics includes both verbal and nonverbal communication as well as semiotics, presuppositions, and preunderstandings. Hermeneutic consistency refers to the analysis of texts to achieve a coherent explanation of them.

Definition of hermeneutics in the English dictionary

The first definition of hermeneutics in the dictionary is the science of interpretation, esp of Scripture. Other definition of hermeneutics is the branch of theology that deals with the principles and methodology of exegesis. Hermeneutics is also the study and interpretation of human behaviour and social institutions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HERMENEUTICS


aeronautics
ˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks
aquanautics
ˈækwəˌnɔːtɪks
aquatics
əˈkwætɪks
astronautics
ˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪks
bioaeronautics
ˌbaɪəʊˌɛərəˈnɔːtɪks
bioastronautics
ˌbaɪəʊˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪks
cosmetics
kɒzˈmetɪks
cosmonautics
ˌkɒzməˈnɔːtɪks
electrotherapeutics
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks
hydrotherapeutics
ˌhaɪdrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks
logistics
lɒˈdʒɪstɪks
maieutics
meɪˈjuːtɪks
mathematics
ˌmæθəˈmætɪks
pharmaceutics
ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪks
phototherapeutics
ˌfəʊtəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks
politics
ˈpɒlɪtɪks
psychotherapeutics
ˌsaɪkəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks
statistics
stəˈtɪstɪks
therapeutics
ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪks
toreutics
təˈruːtɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HERMENEUTICS

hermaphrodite brig
hermaphroditic
hermaphroditical
hermaphroditically
hermaphroditism
Hermaphroditus
hermatypic
hermeneutic
hermeneutical
hermeneutically
hermeneutist
Hermes
Hermes Trismegistus
hermetic
hermetical
hermetically
hermeticism
hermeticity
hermetism
hermetist

WORDS THAT END LIKE HERMENEUTICS

acoustics
aesthetics
antics
bioinformatics
diagnostics
electromagnetics
genetics
gymnastics
informatics
kinetics
linguistics
office politics
optics
orthodontics
orthotics
pneumatics
robotics
semantics
statics
tactics

Synonyms and antonyms of hermeneutics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hermeneutics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HERMENEUTICS

Find out the translation of hermeneutics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hermeneutics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hermeneutics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诠释学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la hermenéutica
570 millions of speakers

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hermeneutics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हेर्मेनेयुटिक्स
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

التأويل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

герменевтика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hermenêutica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হের্মেনেত্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

herméneutiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hermeneutik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hermeneutik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

解釈学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

해석학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hermeneutika
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thông diễn học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோள் இயல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संसर्गजन्य रोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tefsir etme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ermeneutica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hermeneutyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

герменевтика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hermeneutica
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

hermeneutics
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hermeneutiek
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hermeneutics
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hermeneutikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hermeneutics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HERMENEUTICS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HERMENEUTICS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hermeneutics

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HERMENEUTICS»

Discover the use of hermeneutics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hermeneutics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hermeneutics: Questions and Prospects
The collected essays in this volume encompass a wide-ranging spectrum of philosophical, scientific, and literary topics as they relate to the theory and strategy of interpretation.
Gary Shapiro, Alan Sica, 1988
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Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences: Essays on Language, ...
This is a collection in translation of essays by Paul Ricoeur which presents a comprehensive view of his philosophical hermeneutics, its relation to the views of his predecessors in the tradition and its consequences for the social sciences ...
Paul Ricoeur, John B. Thompson, 1981
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Hermeneutics: Principles and Processes of Biblical ...
This popular book outlines a five-step hermeneutical procedure that includes: (1) historical-cultural and contextual analysis, (2) lexical-syntactical analysis, (3) theological analysis, (4) genre identification and analysis, and (5) ...
Henry A. Virkler, 2007
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Schleiermacher: Hermeneutics and Criticism: And Other Writings
This volume offers the text in a new translation by Andrew Bowie, together with related writings on secular hermeneutics and on language, and an introduction that places the texts in the context of Schleiermacher's philosophy as a whole.
Friedrich Schleiermacher, Andrew Bowie, 1998
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Hermeneutics. Method and Methodology: Method and Methodology
The goal of the investigation is a phenomenological theory of the methods and later the methodology of the human sciences, first of all the philological interpretation of texts.
Thomas M. Seebohm, 2007
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Philosophical Hermeneutics
This excellent collection contains 13 essays from Gadamer's Kleine Schriften, dealing with hermeneutical reflection, phenomenology, existential philosophy, and philosophical hermeneutics.
Hans-Georg Gadamer, David Edward Linge, 2008
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Hermeneutics and Modern Philosophy
Hermeneutics and Modern Philosophy is a collection of interpretive and critical essays on philosophical hermeneutics, focusing on the seminal work of Heidegger and Gadamer.
Brice R. Wachterhauser, 1986
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Introduction to Literary Hermeneutics
Peter Szondi here traces the historical development of hermeneutics through examination of the work of German Enlightenment theorists, which yields valuable insights into the "material theory" of interpretation.
Peter Szondi, 1995
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More Radical Hermeneutics: On Not Knowing who We are
In these spirited essays, John D. Caputo continues the project he launched with Radical Hermeneutics of making hermeneutics and deconstruction work together.
John D. Caputo, 2000
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Hermeneutics and Truth OSI
The claim that all human thought involves interpretation, that all human thought is in some way relative to a contingent context of cognitive, rhetorical, practical and aesthetic considerations, has become widely accepted; but what we ...
Brice Wachterhauser, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HERMENEUTICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hermeneutics is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pope Francis fields copious question on flight from Paraguay to …
In your job, the hermeneutics of a text is very important. A text can't be interpreted only in one sentence. The hermeneutic has to be applied to ... «Catholic Online, Jul 15»
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Adventist Review Online | ​Church to Restudy Biblical Principles of …
Delbert W. Baker, a general vice president of the General Conference, chairing the business session where the hermeneutics question came ... «Adventist Review, Jul 15»
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David Tracy's Plea for Avoiding Reductionism when Interpreting …
In some methods and hermeneutics of suspicion there lives the belief that we moderns and postmoderns, as the vanguard of social evoluition, ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
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Richter Award winner McIntyre 'absolutely' wants shot at B's backup …
The hermeneutics are the textual references of sports fans and the divergent folk history versus the quantifiable data. A minority of Bruins fans ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
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Lucrative pseudoscience at the International Positive Psychology …
This is crank science far beyond the satire of Alan Sokal hoax article, Transgressing the Boundaries: Towards a Transformative Hermeneutics ... «PLoS Blogs, Jul 15»
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Francis Leaves Communist Crucifix at the Feet of Our Lady of …
Let's take a hermeneutics of that era. Espinal is an enthusiast of this Marxist analysis, as well as theology, for which he used Marxism. Hence ... «Pewsitter, Jul 15»
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Letter: Out of context | The Recorder
The professor should know that one of the great sins in hermeneutics (the science of biblical interpretation) is to take verses out of context ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
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Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Paraguay to Rome
In your job, the hermeneutics of a text is very important. A text can't be interpreted only in one sentence. The hermeneutic has to be applied to ... «DFW Catholic, Jul 15»
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Book Review: The Happiness Industry: How Government and Big …
The over-riding tone of Davies' book is the hermeneutics of suspicion – he is constantly expressing 'unease', 'disquiet' and the need for 'critical ... «USAPP American Politics and Policy, Jul 15»
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Lee University Professors Present At Lecture Series In Israel
... an assistant professor of Old Testament, teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate classes including Biblical Hebrew, Hermeneutics, ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»

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