| NOUN | person | humanist | a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts |
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| person | humanist, humanitarian | an advocate of the principles of humanism | |
| ADJECTIVE | pert | humanist, humanistic | of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism |
| pert | humanist, humanistic | of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion | |
| pert | humanist, humanistic, humane | pertaining to or concerned with the humanities | |
| all | humanist, human-centered, human-centred, humanistic, humanitarian | marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare |
| Sounds | hhyuw'mahnihst | |
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| Rhymes | abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst... | |
| Meaning | Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism. | |
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| Example | "the humanistic revival of learning" | |
| Synonym | humanistic | |
| Catalan | humanístic | |
| Nouns | humanism | the cultural movement of the Renaissance |
| Meaning | 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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| Example | "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas | |
| Synonym | humanistic | |
| Spanish | humanista, humanístico | |
| Nouns | humanism | the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason |
| Meaning | pertaining to or concerned with the humanities. | |
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| Example | "humanistic studies" | |
| Synonyms | humanistic, humane | |
| Spanish | humanístico | |
| Nouns | humanities | studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) |
| Meaning | marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare. | |
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| Example | "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" | |
| Synonyms | human-centered, human-centred, humanistic, humanitarian | |
| Broader | humane | marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering |
| Spanish | humanista, humanístico, humanitario, humano, solidario | |
| Catalan | humà, humanitari | |
| Meaning | A classical scholar or student of the liberal arts. | |
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| Instances | Erasmus, Desiderius Erasmus, Gerhard Gerhards, Geert Geerts | Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe |
| Narrower | classicist, classical scholar | A student of ancient Greek and Latin |
| man of letters | A man devoted to literary or scholarly activities | |
| philologist, philologue | A humanist specializing in classical scholarship | |
| Broader | scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student | A learned person (especially in the humanities) |
| Spanish | humanista | |
| Catalan | humanista | |
| Nouns | humanism | the cultural movement of the Renaissance |
| Meaning | An advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. | |
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| Synonym | humanitarian | |
| Broader | advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent | A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
| Spanish | humanista, humanitario | |
| Nouns | humanism | the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason |
| humanism | the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare | |
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