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humanist
/ˈhjuːmənɪst/
noun 4adj 2
Collocations
1ADJ.
democratic, great
Definitions
noun
1
A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
2
A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
3
In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
4
A secularist, especially an agnostic or atheist.
Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists
Humanists do not believe in a God who gives us moral codes; nor do they believe in an afterlife, in which the good will go to heaven and the bad to hell.
adj
1
Relating to humanism or the humanities.
2
Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an advocate of the principles of humanism
adjective — marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
- human-centered
- human-centred
- humanistic
- humanitarian
adjective — pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
- humanistic
- humane
adjective — of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
- humanistic
adjective — of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and
- humanistic
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Idioms & Phrases
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Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists
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Humanists do not believe in a God who gives us moral codes; nor do they believe in an afterlife, in which the good will go to heaven and the bad to hell.
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Kabylia is a humanist and democratic project.
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Ziri was a great humanist.
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I'm a humanist.
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