·add. ·- Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary character, date, authorship, ·etc., of any writing; as, the higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also historical criticism.
·noun The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or det...
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