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hu·man·ist

   [hyoo-muh-nist or, often, yoo-]
noun
1.
a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
2.
a person devoted to or versed in the humanities.
3.
a student of human nature or affairs.
4.
a classical scholar.
5.
(sometimes initial capital letter) any one of the scholars of the Renaissance who pursued and disseminated the study and understanding of the cultures of ancient Rome and Greece, and emphasized secular, individualistic, and critical thought.
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(sometimes initial capital letter) a person who follows a form of scientific or philosophical humanism.
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adjective
7.
of or pertaining to human affairs, nature, welfare, or values.
8.
(sometimes initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the humanities or classical scholarship, especially that of the Renaissance humanists.
9.
of or pertaining to philosophical or scientific humanism.

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Origin:
1580–90; < Italian umanista. See human, -ist

Related forms
hu·man·is·tic, adjective
hu·man·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·hu·man·ist, noun, adjective
an·ti·hu·man·is·tic, adjective
non·hu·ma·nist, noun
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non·hu·man·is·tic, adjective
pseu·do·hu·man·is·tic, adjective
qua·si-hu·man·is·tic, adjective
sem·i·hu·man·is·tic, adjective
un·hu·man·is·tic, adjective
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  • Apple, on the other hand, comes across as profoundly humanist.
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humanism (ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm)
 
—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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humanist definition


In the Renaissance, a scholar who studied the languages and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome; today, a scholar of the humanities. The term secular humanist is applied to someone who concentrates on human activities and possibilities, usually downplaying or denying the importance of God and a life after death.

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