humanist

  • (a) of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
    • the humanistic revival of learning
    humanistic,
  • (a) of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
    • the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution - Wendell Thomas
    humanistic,
  • (a) pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
    • humanistic studies
    • a humane education
    humane, humanistic,
  • (s) marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
    • a humane physician
    • released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons
    • respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species
    human-centered, human-centred, humanitarian, humanistic,

Nouns

  • (n) a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
  • (n) an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans humanitarian,

Synonyms

humanistic humanitarian humane human-centered human-centred

Words of close approximity

humanise humanism
humanise humanism humanity humanize
humanistic humanistic discipline