Hermeneutical(a.)
- Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.
Hermeneutically(adv.)
- According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.
Hermeneutics(n.)
- 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.