hermeneutic circle
process of understanding a text hermeneutically, in which one understands the text as a whole by reference to the parts and understands each part by reference to the whole
en-US/ˌhɝməˈnudɪk ˈsɝkəl/
process of understanding a text hermeneutically, in which one understands the text as a whole by reference to the parts and understands each part by reference to the whole