# A bad case of palimpsest - words that mean the wrong thing.

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From the [What if Satan repented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=897625) thread:

> [@What if Satan Repented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-satan-repented/855137/11):
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> . . . the official Biblical hermeneutics would never allow this to happen . . .

hermeneutics appears to refer to the process of castrating your brother. (As suggested by the Spanish word hermano meaning brother.)

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