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humanist

[ hyoo-muh-nistor, often, yoo- ]

noun

  1. a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  2. a person devoted to or versed in the humanities.
  3. a student of human nature or affairs.
  4. a classical scholar.
  5. (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.
  6. (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who follows a form of philosophical or scientific humanism.


adjective

  1. of or relating to human affairs, nature, welfare, or values:

    our humanist principles; a humanist approach to social reform.

  2. (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.

  3. of or relating to philosophical or scientific humanism:

    a humanist philosophy that clashed with his parents’ religious beliefs.

humanist

  1. In the Renaissance , a scholar who studied the languages and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome ; today, a scholar of the humanities . The term secular humanist is applied to someone who concentrates on human activities and possibilities, usually downplaying or denying the importance of God and a life after death.
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Other yvlog Forms

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  • t·m· noun adjective
  • t·m·t adjective
  • ԴDz·m·Ծ noun
  • ԴDzh··t adjective
  • d·m·t adjective
  • ܲȴ-m·t adjective
  • i·m·t adjective
  • ܲh··t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of humanist1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French, French humaniste “classics scholar, classicist”; equivalent to human + -ist
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Example Sentences

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It would be a way to offer a humanist portrayal of people who had often been sidelined even in their own stories.

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The film is a blistering character study by one of cinema’s great humanist storytellers, made all the more mesmerizing by its stunning star.

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His detention also sent shockwaves across Nigeria's small atheist and humanist communities, and his release has come as a relief to many, but there are still concerns.

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A straight adaption would pack power, but it’s even better that the book came into the hands of a true humanist like RaMell Ross.

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We always knew it would have R-rated jokes and violence but was going to stay fundamentally humanist and hopeful in its heart.

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