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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.
EXPAND(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.
adjective
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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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
EXPANDnon·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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Example Sentences
- How wonderful if scholars could work together to understand literature, turning technology to humanistic advantage in the process.
- And through more holistic, more natural, more humanistic methods than those offered by mainstream medicine.
- It even shows something of a humanistic streak and a glancing concern with real-world unhappiness.
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