humanist
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Types & categories
- scholar hypernym
- classical scholar hyponym
- man of letters hyponym
- philologist hyponym
- Erasmus instance hyponym
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- humanism derivation
Sense 2 adjective
of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
the humanistic revival of learning
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Sense 3 noun
an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
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- exponent hypernym
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- secular humanism derivation
- humanism derivation
Sense 4 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
the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution
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- secular humanism pertains to
Sense 5 adjective
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
humanistic studies
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- humanistic discipline pertains to
Sense 6 adjective
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
a humane physician
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | humanism |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | scholar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | classical scholar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | man of letters |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | philologist |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Erasmus |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | humanism |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | humanism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | secular humanism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | humanism |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | exponent |
| 4 | pertains to | Related & opposite | secular humanism |
| 5 | pertains to | Related & opposite | humanistic discipline |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | humanism |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | humane |