hermenèutica
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτικός (hermēneutikós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “interpreter”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
hermenèutica
- feminine singular of hermenèutic
Noun
hermenèutica f (plural hermenèutiques)
- (uncountable) (literature, theology) hermeneutics (the science of interpretation of texts, especially holy texts)
- (countable) (philosophy, theology) hermeneutic (a particular system of interpretation)
Related terms
- hermeneuta (“hermeneut, hermeneutician, hermeneuticist”)
Further reading
- “hermenèutica”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “hermenèutica”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- (noun only) “hermenèutica” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- (noun only) “hermenèutica” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.