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ALL meanings of humanist

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  • noun humanist (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics. 1
  • noun humanist a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity. 1
  • noun humanist a person devoted to or versed in the humanities. 1
  • noun humanist a student of human nature or affairs. 1
  • noun humanist a classical scholar. 1
  • noun humanist (sometimes initial capital letter) any one of the scholars of the Renaissance who pursued and disseminated the study and understanding of the cultures of ancient Rome and Greece, and emphasized secular, individualistic, and critical thought. 1
  • noun humanist (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who follows a form of philosophical or scientific humanism. 1
  • adjective humanist of or relating to human affairs, nature, welfare, or values: our humanist principles; a humanist approach to social reform. 1
  • adjective humanist (sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to the humanities or classical scholarship, especially that of the Renaissance humanists: humanist studies; the Humanist ideology of Petrarch. 1
  • adjective humanist of or relating to philosophical or scientific humanism: a humanist philosophy that clashed with his parents’ religious beliefs. 1
  • noun humanist believer in humanism 1
  • adjective humanist secular, not religious 1
  • noun humanist a student of human nature and human affairs 0
  • noun humanist a student of the humanities 0
  • noun humanist an adherent of any system of humanism 0
  • noun humanist a follower of Humanism 0
  • adjective humanist of humanism or the humanities 0
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