A person who practices hermeneutics, or an interpreter, especially of texts, scriptures, or hidden meanings.
From Greek 'hermēneutēs,' meaning 'interpreter,' derived from 'hermēneuein' (to interpret), itself from Hermes, god of communication; the Romans adopted this term for scholars and theologians.
Hermes was the messenger god, so it makes sense his name became the root for anyone who interprets meaning—he was literally translating between the divine and human worlds.
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