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HIGHER CRITICISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does higher criticism mean?
• HIGHER CRITICISM (noun)
The noun HIGHER CRITICISM has 1 sense:
1. the scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning
Familiarity information: HIGHER CRITICISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("higher criticism" is a kind of...):
textual criticism (comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity)
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