n. | 1. the science and methodology of interpreting texts, especially the books of the Bible 2. the branch of theology that is concerned with explaining or interpreting religious concepts, theories, and principles 3. the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the study and interpretation of human behaviour, structures of society, and how people function within these structures 4. in existentialism, deliberation on the meaning and purpose of life 1. the science and methodology of interpreting texts, especially the books of the Bible 2. the branch of theology that is concerned with explaining or interpreting religious concepts, theories, and principles 3. the branch of philosophy that is concerned with the study and interpretation of human behaviour, structures of society, and how people function within these structures 4. in existentialism, deliberation on the meaning and purpose of life |