Hĕr/me-neu’tics, n. sing.

[Gr. ἑρμηνευτική (sc. τέχνη), Fr. herméneutique. See supra.] The science of interpretation, or of finding the meaning of an author's words and phrases, and of explaining it to others; exegesis; — especially applied to the interpretation of the Scriptures. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]