hermeneutistn.
/ˌhəːməˈnjuːtɪst/, U.S. /ˌhərməˈn(j)udəst/ An interpreter; a person skilled in hermeneutics.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [noun] > interpreter
latimerc1275
dragoman13..
meanera1387
interpretator?a1475
truchman1485
spokesman1519
interpreter1531
interpret1584
decipherer1587
trenchman1632
linguistera1649
terjiman1682
renderera1691
dubash1698
reader1763
exegesist1831
hermeneutist1836
exegetes1846
elicitor1848
beach-man1867
society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > criticism, interpretation > [noun] > person
exegete1800
exegetist1829
hermeneutist1836
1836 N. Wiseman Lect. Real Presence Christ in Eucharist i. 26 This [sc. the meaning of words when written] is called by hermeneutists the usus loquendi.
1906 Westm. Gaz. 19 Jan. 4/2 More than could be expected from the most practical and most skilful hermeneutist.
1993 Economist 28 Aug. 77/1 The philosophers known as the hermeneutists, some of whom tried to transfer psychoanalysis from the sciences to the humanities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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