'Humanist' definitions:
Definition of 'humanist'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning" [syn: humanistic, humanist]
adjective
Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas [syn: humanist, humanistic]
adjective
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" [syn: humanist, humanistic, humane]
adjective
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, humanitarian]
noun
A classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
noun
An advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans [syn: humanist, humanitarian]
Definition of 'Humanist'
From: GCIDE
- Humanist \Hu"man*ist\ (h[=u]"man*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. humaniste.]
- 1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title. --Schaff-Herzog. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One versed in knowledge of human nature. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'humanist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- academician,
- bookman,
- classicist,
- clerk,
- colossus of knowledge,
- esprit fort,
- freethinker,
- genius,
- giant of learning,
- latitudinarian,
- learned clerk,
- learned man,
- literary man,
- litterateur,
- lover of learning,
- man of learning,
- man of letters,
- mastermind,
- mine of information,
- philologist,
- philologue,
- philomath,
- philosophe,
- philosopher,
- polyhistor,
- polymath,
- pundit,
- savant,
- scholar,
- scholastic,
- schoolman,
- secular humanist,
- student,
- walking encyclopedia