humanist

From Middle French humaniste.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjuːmənɪst/

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  • (Canada) IPA^(key): [ˈhçuːmənɪst], [ˈçuːmənɪst]

humanist (plural humanists)

1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

   Synonym: (historical) humanitarian

3. (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.

humanist (not comparable)

1. Relating to humanism or the humanities.

   (relating to humanism): Synonym: (historical) humanitarian

2. (typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

• nonhumanist

• “humanist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “humanist”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “humanist”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
• “humanist”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

• mithunas

humanist c (singular definite humanisten, plural indefinite humanister)

1. humanist

• humanisme

• “humanist” in Den Danske Ordbog

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humanist m (plural humanisten, diminutive humanistje n)

1. humanist

• → Indonesian: humanis