|hərmə|n(y)üd.ik adjective
or her·me·neu·ti·cal -d.ə̇kəl
Etymology: hermeneutic from Greek hermēneutikos, from (assumed) hermēneutos (verbal of hermēneuein to interpret, translate, from hermēneus interpreter, probably of non-Indo-European origin) + -ikos -ic; hermeneutical from Greek hermēneutikos + English -al
: of or relating to hermeneutics : interpretative
use of the hermeneutic principle in the sociology of religion
• her·me·neu·ti·cal·ly -d.ə̇k(ə)lē adverb