humanist

English Thesaurus

1. a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student,
definition	:	a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines (noun.person)

hyponym	:	classical scholar, classicist,
definition	:	a student of ancient Greek and Latin (noun.person)

hyponym	:	man of letters,
definition	:	a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities (noun.person)

hyponym	:	philologist, philologue,
definition	:	a humanist specializing in classical scholarship (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	desiderius erasmus, erasmus, geert geerts, gerhard gerhards,
definition	:	Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) (noun.person)

2. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans (noun.person)

hypernym	:	advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent,
definition	:	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun.person)

3. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare (adj.all)

similar	:	humane,
definition	:	marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering (adj.all)

4. a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts (noun.person)

derivation	:	humanism,
definition	:	the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

5. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans (noun.person)

derivation	:	humanism, secular humanism,
definition	:	the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	humanism, humanitarianism, humanism, humanitarianism,
definition	:	the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare (noun.cognition)

6. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts,
definition	:	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) (noun.cognition)

7. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	humanism,
definition	:	the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

derivation	:	humanism,
definition	:	the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

8. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	humanism, secular humanism,
definition	:	the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural (noun.cognition)

9. a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts (noun.person)

derivation	:	humanism,
definition	:	the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

10. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans (noun.person)

derivation	:	humanism, secular humanism,
definition	:	the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	humanism, humanitarianism, humanism, humanitarianism,
definition	:	the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare (noun.cognition)

11. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts,
definition	:	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) (noun.cognition)

12. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	humanism,
definition	:	the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

derivation	:	humanism,
definition	:	the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies (noun.group)

13. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	humanism, secular humanism,
definition	:	the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural (noun.cognition)

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