LOWER CRITICISM

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 I. (noun) 

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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