D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hermeneutics

/hûrˌ-mə-n(y)o͞oˈ-tĭks/ · Her·me·neu·tics · IPA /ˌhɜːrməˌn(j)uːtɪks/
01 n. The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Sc…
  1. 1.
    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.