humanistic has definitions from the fields of religion,philosophy
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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

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humanist

Examples

"the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

Under the religious impulse , whether theistic or humanistic , men have joy in living ; life leads somewhere .

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humanism humanism

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[ adjective ] pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

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humane humanist

Examples

"humanistic studies" "a humane education"

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[ adjective ] of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism

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humanist

Examples

"the humanistic revival of learning"

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humanism humanism

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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"

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humane

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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"

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humane

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