HUMANITARIANISM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

Synonyms:

humanism; humanitarianism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("humanitarianism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)

Derivation:

humanitarian (an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans)