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HUMANIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("humanist" is a kind of...):
bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "humanist"):
classical scholar; classicist (a student of ancient Greek and Latin)
man of letters (a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities)
philologist; philologue (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)
Instance hyponyms:
Desiderius Erasmus; Erasmus; Geert Geerts; Gerhard Gerhards (Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536))
Derivation:
humanism (the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
Synonyms:
humanist; humanitarian
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("humanist" is a kind of...):
advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
Derivation:
humanism (the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural)
humanism (the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
Example:
respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species
Synonyms:
human-centered; human-centred; humanist; humanistic; humanitarian
Classified under:
Similar:
humane (marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
Example:
a humane education
Synonyms:
humane; humanist; humanistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
humanities (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
Example:
the humanistic revival of learning
Synonyms:
humanist; humanistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
humanism (the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
Example:
the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution
Synonyms:
humanist; humanistic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
humanism (the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural)
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