advocate of human rights, advocate of a system of thought which values human dignity and achievements; student of the humanities
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Humanist Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
(n.)
One versed in knowledge of human nature.
One versed in knowledge of human nature.
(n.)
One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOne of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.
humanist
\hu"man*ist\, n. [cf. f. humaniste.]
1. one of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name humanist as their distinctive title. --schaff-herzog.
2. one who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
3. one versed in knowledge of human nature.
Noun
1. a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
(hypernym) scholar, scholarly person, student
(hyponym) classicist, classical scholar
2. an advocate of the principles of humanism
(hypernym) advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
Adjective
1. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning"
(synonym) humanistic
(pertainym) humanism
2. 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
(synonym) humanistic
(pertainym) humanism, secular humanism
3. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
(synonym) humanistic, humane
(pertainym) humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
4. 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"
(synonym) human-centered, human-centred, humanistic, humanitarian
(similar) humane
Humanist Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Person who believes that learning should be based upon worth, self-esteem and dignity of the individual.
Donald ClarkHumanist Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Humanist may refer to:
- A proponent or practitioner of humanism, which has several distinct senses, which are listed at Humanism and at Humanism (disambiguation)
- A Renaissance Humanist or scholar in the Renaissance
- Humanist sans-serif, a classification of the sans-serif typeface
- Humanist (typography), a class of typeface styles
- Humanist (electronic seminar), an email discussion list on humanities computing, described as “an international online seminar on humanities computing and the digital humanities”
- The Humanist (journal), a magazine published by the American Humanist Association
- Humanist (journal), a magazine published by the Norwegian Humanist Association
- A scholar or academic in the Humanities
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