hominisms

Noun

hominism (countable and uncountable, plural hominisms)

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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