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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)