'Hermeneutics' definitions:
Definition of 'hermeneutics'
From: WordNet
noun
The branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis
Definition of 'Hermeneutics'
From: GCIDE
- Hermeneutics \Her`me*neu"tics\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?).] The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc. [1913 Webster]