Dictionary

humanist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈçuːmənɪst] (Canada)
• [ˈhçuːmənɪst] (Canada)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhjuːmənɪst/

Etymology

From Middle French humaniste.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Relating to humanism or the humanities.
2. (not-comparable) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Antonyms

nonhumanist

Synonyms

humanitarian

Translations (2)

es humanista (Translations) · fi humanistinen (Translations)

humanist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈçuːmənɪst] (Canada)
• [ˈhçuːmənɪst] (Canada)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhjuːmənɪst/

Etymology

From Middle French humaniste.

Meanings

1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
3. (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
4. A secularist, especially an agnostic or atheist.
   • 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. 2004, Robert A. Bowie, Ethical Studies, Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 168:
   • Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists 1957, The Churchman:

Forms

Deriveds

posthumanist · humanist minuscule · religious humanist · antihumanist · humanistic · neohumanist

Synonyms

humanitarian

Translations (26)

da humanist (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · el ανθρωπιστής (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · ro umanist (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · ka ჰუმანისტი (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · lv humānists (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · sv humanist (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · es humanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · hy հումանիստ (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · pl humanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · tr hümanist (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · hi मानववादी (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · cs humanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · fi humanisti (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · fr humaniste (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · de Humanist (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · it umanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · nl humanist (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · gd daonnaire (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · de Humanistin (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · hu humanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · lv humāniste (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · ru гумани́ст (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · tr insancıl (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · ca humanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · pt humanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) · sk humanista (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism)