Hermeneutics
hur-muh-noo-tiks, -nyoo
Examples of usage in a sentence: “His girlfriend was endlessly engaged in hermeneutic study.” Or; “while at school, he dabbled in hermeneutics but ended up majoring in leisure studies.”
Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation of texts. In a theological context, hermeneutics are concerned with scriptural texts and their interpretation. On the other hand, the secular meaning sees hermeneutics dealing with any type of written work.
Twentieth century German philosopher J
