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comparative more hermeneutic, superlative most hermeneutic
That explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates. examples
plural hermeneutics
A particular method of interpretation of text, especially holy texts. quotations examples
The hermeneutics of suspicion needs to be balanced by a hermeneutic that is grounded in the recognition that written texts represent valid expressions of their author's intent, and that principles may be established that would guide the reader to that intent.
1995 September 27, G. D. Robinson, “Paul Ricoeur and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion: A Brief Overview and Critique”, in Premise, volume II, number 8, page 12