D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hermeneutic

/hûr′-mə-n(y)o͞o′-tĭk/ · Her·me·neu·tic · IPA /ˌhɜɹ.məˈn(j)u.tɪk/
01 a. Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expoundin…
  1. 1.
    Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.