Meaning

4 senses
  1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.

  2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

    Humanist, Humanistin

    гумани́стgumaníst

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

  4. A secularist, especially an agnostic or atheist.

More definitions
  • a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
  • an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Kabylia is a humanist and democratic project.

    Кабілія — гуманістичний та демократичний проект.

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  2. Ziri was a great humanist.

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  3. I'm a humanist.

    deIch bin Humanist.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
person who believes in the philosophy of humanism:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who believes in the philosophy of humanism:

Origin

From Middle French humaniste.

From Middle French humaniste.

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Forms

plural: humanists
Singularhumanist
Pluralhumanists

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans:humanitarian

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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