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lower criticism

noun as in textual criticism

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All that lower criticism can do is to point out such a probability.

Lower criticism declares that it is therefore the probable reading, and corrects the text in that way.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lower criticism, such as: close reading, criticism, and literary criticism.

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