Vocabulary : Hermeneutic to Hermitage

Hermeneutic : Alt. of Hermeneutical
Hermeneutical : Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.
Hermeneutically : According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.
Hermeneutics : The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.
Hermes : See Mercury. ;; Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue, under Terminal.

Hermetic : Alt. of Hermetical
Hermetical : Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. ;; Of or pertaining to the system which explains the causes of diseases and the operations of medicine on the principles of the hermetic philosophy, and which made much use, as a remedy, of an alkali and an acid; as, hermetic medicine. ;; Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under Hermetically.
Hermetically : In an hermetical manner; chemically. ;; By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure.
Hermit : A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives. ;; A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. ;; A spiced molasses cooky, often containing chopped raisins and nuts.
Hermitage : The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence. ;; A celebrated French wine, both white and red, of the Department of Drome.

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