humanist

noun, adj — 6 senses

humanist

noun

/ˈhjuːmənɪst/ · CA [ˈhçuːmənɪst]

Etymology From Middle French humaniste.

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.

  • Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists1957, The Churchman:
  • 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:
Derived terms
antihumanist, humanistic, humanist minuscule, neohumanist, posthumanist, religious humanist

humanist

adj

Etymology From Middle French humaniste.

1

Relating to humanism or the humanities.

2

Media, Publishing, Typography Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Antonyms
nonhumanist

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