humanist
See also: Humanist
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French humaniste.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithumanist (plural humanists)
- A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
- A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
- Synonym: (historical) humanitarian
- (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
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Adjective
edithumanist (not comparable)
- Relating to humanism or the humanities.
- (relating to humanism): Synonym: (historical) humanitarian
- (typography) Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Antonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “humanist”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “humanist”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “humanist”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
- “humanist”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Anagrams
editDanish
editNoun
edithumanist c (singular definite humanisten, plural indefinite humanister)
Declension
editDeclension of humanist
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | humanist | humanisten | humanister | humanisterne |
genitive | humanists | humanistens | humanisters | humanisternes |
Related terms
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editDutch
editPronunciation
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Noun
edithumanist m (plural humanisten, diminutive humanistje n)
Descendants
edit- → Indonesian: humanis
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