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(adjective) pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" |
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Synonyms: humane, humanistic |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas |
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Synonyms: humanistic |
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(noun) a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts |
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Related Words: man of letters, philologist, philologue, scholar, scholarly person, student |
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(noun) an advocate of the principles of humanism |
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Related Words: advocate, exponent, proponent |
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(satellite adjective) marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" |
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Synonyms: human-centered, humanistic, humanitarian |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning" |
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Synonyms: humanistic |
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