"humanist" | Definition and Related Words

Adjective

Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism (synset 302754522)
"the humanistic revival of learning"

same as: 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 (synset 302754704)
"the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"

same as: humanistic
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities (synset 302754319)
"humanistic studies"; "a humane education"

same as: humane, humanistic
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare (synset 301265356)
"a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"

similar to: humane - marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering

same as: human-centered, human-centred, humanistic, humanitarian

Noun

A classical scholar or student of the liberal arts (synset 110210811)
is a type of: bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
subtypes:
- classical scholar, classicist - 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
specific instances: desiderius erasmus, erasmus, geert geerts, gerhard gerhards - Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)
An advocate of the principles of humanism;
Someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans (synset 110211007)
is a type of: advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

same as: humanitarian