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humanist
has definitions from the fields of education,religion,philosophy
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[ noun ] (education) a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)Similar literary exercises were the common doings of a Christian humanist of the first two decades of the sixteenth century . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
Synonyms Examples "the humanistic revival of learning" Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)It is not merely a new thing ; it is one of the very few new things in Utopia ; most_of the rest is medieval or humanist or part of an old tradition of social criticism . |
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[ adjective ] pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
Synonyms Examples "humanistic studies" "a humane education" Related terms humanistic_discipline humanistic_discipline humanistic_discipline |
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[ adjective ] marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
Synonyms Examples "a humane physician" "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons" "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (religion,philosophy) of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
Synonyms Examples "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas |
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[ adjective ] marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
Examples "a humane physician" "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons" "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" Related terms |
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[ noun ] an advocate of the principles of humanism
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