hermeneutical

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutĭkós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “an interpreter”), from ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”); see hermeneutics. === Pronunciation === enPR: hûr′-mə-n(y)o͞o′-tĭ-kəl (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)uː.tɪ.kəl/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪ.kəl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌhɜː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tɪ.kəl/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌhøː.məˈn(j)ʉː.tə.kəl/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌhɛɹ.məˈn(j)ʉ.tɪ.kəl/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌhɜːʳ.meˈn(j)uː.ʈi.kal/ Rhymes: -uːtɪkəl Hyphenation: her‧me‧neu‧ti‧cal === Adjective === hermeneutical (not comparable) Of or pertaining to hermeneutics (the study or theory of the methodical interpretation of text, especially holy texts). Alternative form: hermeneutic Near-synonyms: exegetical, exegetic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hermeneutical”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hermeneutical”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.