English Explanatory Dictionary

humanist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
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.

Pronunciation

/ˈhjuːmənɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-humanist.wav [ˈhçuːmənɪst] [ˈçuːmənɪst]

Word forms

humanist humanists

Etymology

From Middle French humaniste.

Synonyms

humanitarian

Antonyms

nonhumanist

Derived words

antihumanist humanistic humanist minuscule neohumanist posthumanist religious humanist
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