hominism
hominism noun: an entirely human world-view, with no elements that do not reflect human senses and experience, especially with the belief that this is all human beings are capable of.
Noun
hominism (countable and uncountable, plural hominisms)
- An entirely human world-view, with no elements that do not reflect human senses and experience, especially with the belief that this is all human beings are capable of.
- But excessive hominism has not only the defect of seeing man as the central point of the Universe, upon which everything turns: from the human standpoint it sets too high a value on man himself, and regards him solely from its subjective aspect.1937, Aegidius Jahn, The Silver World: An Essay on the Ultimate Problems of Philosophy, page 58
- For this reason hominism stands so bluntly against the old and new dogmatic materialism and mechanism.1970, Gershon Weiler, Mauthner's Critique of Language, page 291
- An aggressive and utilitarian stance toward the world, characterized by anthropocentrism and cold objectivity.
- Humanism needs the Christian faith lest it reduce man to a thing and become what MacGregor calls hominism.1964, Journal of Bible and Religion - Volume 32, page 179
- The ultimate achievement of hominism is the totalitarian ideologies and corresponding to these, socio-political systems which destroy humanistic values.1997, George F. McLean, Civil Society and Social Reconstruction, page 22
- Secular humanism; A form of humanism with no concept of or reference to God, often associated with feminism.
- I have heard Scruta and seen her plays and that is enough to satisfy anyone that our present way of understanding love is an enjoyable one. But I have no fear that hominism will ever destroy that.1925, Salvador de Madariaga, The Sacred Giraffe, page 49
- […] from being a devotee of gnostic gynecocracism, she turns to agnostic hominism, the very type of conversion which some Sinologists consider to have overtaken early Buddhism and Taoism.1986, Leo Truchlar, Opening up LIterary Criticism, page 23
- A biblically-based love of humanity, as opposed to secular humanism.
- The author sets out with the idea that the Bible does not claim to be a statement of the doctrines of physical science; that the revelation in the Bible is purely moral and spiritual in its nature and purpose; that the truth to be revealed formed no part of the original constitution of the...1890, The Canadian Methodist Review, page 521
- The distinction between humanism and hominism is axial for Gardavsky's critical examination of Christian theology (whose milestones for him are Augustine, Aquinas and Pascal), as well as for his overall attempt to specify the requirements of a leftist religiosity critically based on the best...1980, Canadian Journal of Political and Social Theory - Volume 4, page 37
Examples of hominism in a sentence
- Furthermore, as we have seen during the course of the present book, thoroughgoing anthropomonism or hominism reflexively recoils upon itself and demythologizes itself.2010, Don Cupitt, Theology's Strange Return, page 110:
- In Fukuzawa of Japan, there's a saying like this, "If the education of the child is before ten years old, it's animalism and if after ten years old, it's hominism.2013, Ai Wu, Plantain Valley, page 203:
- He makes a distinction which goes beyond semantics as he compares humanism and hominism.2011, Peter Denbo Haskins, The Transforming Power of Suffering, page 113:
- A process, which the author calls "hominism" is needed.1890, The Canadian Methodist Review, page 521:
Forms of hominism
| plural | hominisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | homonism |
Origin of hominism
From Latin homo (“man”) + -ism, to avoid confusion with humanism, already taken in established meanings. Some senses were first invented in German Hominismus.
Questions about hominism
- What does hominism mean?
- Hominism means an entirely human world-view, with no elements that do not reflect human senses and experience, especially with the belief that this is all human beings are capable of.
- How do you use hominism in a sentence?
- Furthermore, as we have seen during the course of the present book, thoroughgoing anthropomonism or hominism reflexively recoils upon itself and demythologizes itself.
- What part of speech is hominism?
- Hominism is a noun.
- What is the plural of hominism?
- The plural of hominism is hominisms.
Words near hominism in the dictionary
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