humanism

English Thesaurus

1. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought, doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought,
definition	:	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school (noun.cognition)

2. the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

hypernym	:	cultural movement,
definition	:	a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals (noun.group)

3. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	humanist, humanitarian, humanist, humanitarian,
definition	:	an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans (noun.person)

4. the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, humanitarian,
definition	:	marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare (adj.all)

5. the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

derivation	:	humanist,
definition	:	a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts (noun.person)

derivation	:	humanist, humanistic,
definition	:	of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism (adj.pert)

6. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	humanist, humanitarian, humanist, humanitarian,
definition	:	an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans (noun.person)

7. the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, humanitarian,
definition	:	marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare (adj.all)

8. the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

derivation	:	humanist,
definition	:	a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts (noun.person)

derivation	:	humanist, humanistic,
definition	:	of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism (adj.pert)