hu·man·i·tar·i·anAudio Help (hyōō-mān'ĭ-târ'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
n.
One who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms; a philanthropist.
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a humanitarian or humanitarianism. See Synonyms at humane.
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: human-centered]
2.
of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid"
noun
1.
someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
2.
an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans [syn: humanist]
Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, a. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature. 2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid. 3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]
Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, n. [From Humanity.]1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human. 2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual. 3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of his kind; a philanthropist. [Recent]
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