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