humanist

English

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Etymology

human +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /ˈçuːmənɪst/

Noun

humanist (plural humanists)

1. (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics
2. a scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities
3. a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism

Translations

proponent of the group of ethical stances

• Czech: humanista (cs) m
• Dutch: humanist (nl) m
• Greek: ανθρωπιστής (el) (anthropistís)

• Russian: гуманист (ru) (gumaníst) m
• Scottish Gaelic: daonnaire (gd) m

Adjective

humanist (not comparable)

1. relating to humanism or the humanities
2. (typography, of a typeface) Resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Antonyms

• nonhumanist

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Dutch

Noun

humanist m (plural humanisten, diminutive humanistje)

1. humanist