Humanist

Word HUMANIST
Character 8
Hyphenation hu man ist
Pronunciations [ˈhçuːmənɪst]

Definitions and meanings of "Humanist"

What do we mean by humanist?

A believer in the principles of humanism. noun

One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. noun

A classical scholar. noun

A student of the liberal arts. noun

A Renaissance scholar devoted to Humanism. noun

One accomplished in literary and classical culture; especially, in the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries, one of the scholars who, following the impulse of Petrarch, pursued and disseminated the study and a truer understanding of classical, and particularly of Greek, literature. noun

A student of human nature, or of matters of human interest; one versed in human affairs and relations. noun

Humanistic.

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. noun

One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature. noun

One versed in knowledge of human nature. noun

A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism. noun

In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics noun

A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities noun

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism noun

Relating to humanism or the humanities adjective

Resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces. adjective

Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion adjective

Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare adjective

A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Humanist

The word "humanist" in example sentences

It was what they call their humanist communion service. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some observers say "humanist" is code for "atheist," and are titillated at the notion that America might now have its first openly atheist senator. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Northeast corner of Urbino intarsia, with Federico in humanist's robes and his armor at right. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The fourth figure, diagonally opposite from the visitor's entrance, is Duke Federico, depicted in humanist robes holding a spear with its point turned downward. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In spite of the sobering tenor of "uprightness" in humanist pedagogical writings, the techniques practiced in schools such as Ca 'Zoiosa, especially with younger students, are more accurately characterized as jocoserious. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Although both studioli embody a common pedagogical foundation, the architecture of the Gubbio studiolo provided an ideal setting — a florilegium18 — for cultivating the "right" habits of thought recommended in humanist learning. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Indeed, just as researchers can benefit from seeking their humanist nucleus and heart, every humanist is always a kind of researcher, drawn — in the spirit of cooperation, sharing, and being-in-common — to explore, to expand. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Our guest of honour, not only a sportsman but a humanist, is well acquainted with that fact. ❋ Unknown (1983)

The contract can be formed in a religious ceremony, but marriage is a legal binding. its called a humanist wedding. my fiance and i are going this route with a justice of the peace officiant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Progressaurus Rex says: humanist is a joke. yes, humanist fails to understand that the point, which is ‘america is making enemies abroad with its current foreign policy†™, dies a lonely death as soon as the person making the point is discredited. and to make those claims and then say “i†™ m from nowhere, i†™ m from everywhere, hell, i†™ m a little magic fairy” leave you with ZERO CREDIBILITY. humanist has proven nothing. humanist apparently likes to type pretty little sentences and read them back to itself, over and over again, transfixed by it†™ s own supposed brilliance. humanist, either say what nationality you are or get lost. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Progressaurus Rex says: humanist is a fraud. attempting to claim some moral superiority as an anonymous critic is a sham. your anonymous self-aggrandizement is indicative of a person with no honor. your statements have no validity and carry no weight. you have no credibility to attack americans as an outsider if you don†™ t reveal where you†™ re from. as far as i†™ m concerned, you†™ re just a floating voice from nowhere that no one wants to listen to, so come clean, or get lost. quit being a coward and just say what country you live in. come clean with it, or go crawl back under the rock where you live. ❋ Unknown (2006)

18 For the quattrocento, memory training was deeply embedded in humanist pedagogy, not only through the recuperation of classical treatises that address this subject directly, such as those composed by Cicero and Quintilian, but also because this tradition had already been incorporated into, and transformed by, medieval practices of meditation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I think humanist is really a right wing Bush supporter, and comes here to poke and prod, hoping that — as he says — “you won’t survive my solution.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

The AHA mailed over 15,000 "Happy Human" pins to members in June to encourage them to proudly identify as a humanist to their friends, family, and co-workers. ❋ Roy Speckhardt (2011)

Today it is a powerful sense of lack within modern-day so-called humanist circles - a feeling of directionless and soullessness - that leads them to invent religious demons against which they might posture and pontificate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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