humanism has definitions from the field of philosophy
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[ noun ] the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

Synonyms

humanitarianism

Used in print

(Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)

But in every period it has been humanism '' .

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doctrine

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[ noun ] (philosophy) the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural

Synonyms

secular_humanism

Used in print

(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

All such imitations of negative quality have given_rise to a compensatory response in the form of a heroic and highly individualistic humanism : if man can neither know nor love reality as it is , he can at_least invent an artistic `` reality '' which is its own world and which can speak_to man of purely personal and subjective qualities capable of being known and worthy of being loved .

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doctrine

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[ noun ] the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

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cultural_movement

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