HUMANIST as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
   Hypernyms(s) humanist is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • scholar (what does scholar mean?)
   • scholarly person (what does scholarly person mean?)
   • student (what does student mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • classicist (what does classicist mean?)
   • classical scholar (what does classical scholar mean?)
   • man of letters (what does man of letters mean?)
   • philologist (what does philologist mean?)
   • philologue (what does philologue mean?)
   • Erasmus (what does Erasmus mean?)
   • Desiderius Erasmus (what does Desiderius Erasmus mean?)
   • Gerhard Gerhards (what does Gerhard Gerhards mean?)
   • Geert Geerts (what does Geert Geerts mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an advocate of the principles of humanism
   Hypernyms(s) humanist is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • advocate (what does advocate mean?)
   • advocator (what does advocator mean?)
   • proponent (what does proponent mean?)
   • exponent (what does exponent mean?)

HUMANIST as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
   Synonym(s)
   • human-centered (what does human-centered mean?)
   • human-centred (what does human-centred mean?)
   • humanistic (what does humanistic mean?)
   • humanitarian (what does humanitarian mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a humane physician
   • released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons
   • respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species
   Similar To
   • humane (what does humane mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
   Synonym(s)
   • humane (what does humane mean?)
   • humanistic (what does humanistic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • humanistic studies
   • a humane education
   Pertainym(s)
   • humanistic discipline (what does humanistic discipline mean?)
   • humanities (what does humanities mean?)
   • liberal arts (what does liberal arts mean?)
   • arts (what does arts mean?)
   • humanistic discipline (what does humanistic discipline mean?)
   • humanities (what does humanities mean?)
   • liberal arts (what does liberal arts mean?)
   • arts (what does arts mean?)
   • humanistic discipline (what does humanistic discipline mean?)
   • humanities (what does humanities mean?)
   • liberal arts (what does liberal arts mean?)
   • arts (what does arts mean?)
3. Meaning
   • of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
   Synonym(s)
   • humanistic (what does humanistic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the humanistic revival of learning
   Pertainym(s)
   • humanism (what does humanism mean?)
   • humanism (what does humanism mean?)
4. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • humanistic (what does humanistic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution- Wendell Thomas
   Pertainym(s)
   • humanism (what does humanism mean?)
   • secular humanism (what does secular humanism mean?)
   • humanism (what does humanism mean?)
   • secular humanism (what does secular humanism mean?)