Hēr/me-neu'tie or Hēr/me-neu'tie-al, a.

a. [Gr. ἑρμηνευτικός, from ἑρμηνεύειν, to interpret, from Ἑρμῆς, Mercury, the messenger of the gods, and tutelary god of all skill and accomplishment; Fr. herméneutique.] Unfolding the signification; pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; as, hermeneutic theology, the art of expounding the Scriptures.