hermeneut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A practitioner of hermeneutics, someone who interprets a text, especially a holy text.
  2. An interpreter of culture, experience, etc.

Word forms

hermeneut hermeneuts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτής (hermēneutḗs, “interpreter”).

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