humanism
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məˌnɪz
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| —n | |
| 1. | the denial of any power or moral value superior to that of humanity; the rejection of religion in favour of a belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts |
| 2. | a philosophical position that stresses the autonomy of human reason in contradistinction to the authority of the Church |
| 3. | (often capital) a cultural movement of the Renaissance, based on classical studies |
| 4. | interest in the welfare of people |
| 'humanist | |
| —n | |
| human'istic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
humanism
along with humanist used in a variety of philosophical and theological senses 16c.-18c., especially ones imitating L. humanitas "education befitting a cultivated man." Main modern sense traces to c.1860; as a pragmatic system of thought, defined 1907 by co-founder F.C.S. Schiller as: "The perception
that the philosophical problem concerns human beings striving to comprehend a world of human experience by the resources of human minds." Humanist is from Fr. humaniste, from It. umanista, coined by It. poet Lodovicio Ariosto (1474-1533) "student of human affairs or human nature."
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Example sentences
We try to look for the technological sophistication of traditional humanism and the humanist possibilities of new tech.
The revival of humanism in modern fiction is not confined to any one country.
Yes, I've heard of humanism, or secular humanism as it is often called.
Humanism stresses the salience of students making choices from among alternatives.
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