humanist
/ˈhjuːmənɪst/
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Canada[ˈhçuːmənɪst]
humanist noun: a scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
Noun
humanist (plural humanists)
- A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
- A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
- Synonyms:
- humanitarian
- In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
- A secularist, especially an agnostic or atheist.
- Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists1957, The Churchman
- Humanists do not believe in a God who gives us moral codes; nor do they believe in an afterlife, in which the good will go to heaven and the bad to hell.2004, Robert A. Bowie, Ethical Studies, Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 168
Adjective
humanist (not comparable)
- Relating to humanism or the humanities.
- Synonyms:
- humanitarian
- Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
humanist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
humanist in Hindi
- person who believes in the philosophy of humanism
- मानववादी mānavvādī
humanist in Tamil
- மனிதாபிமானவாதி, மனிதநேயவாதி
humanist in Marathi
- मानवतावादी
humanist in Urdu
- انسان دوست, انسانیت پسند
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- humanist in Bengali
- মানবতাবাদী
- humanist in Telugu
- మానవతావాది
- humanist in Malayalam
- മാനവികവാദി
- humanist in Kannada
- ಮಾನವಾಸಕ್ತ, ಮಾನವ ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸು, ಮಾನವತಾ ವಾದಿ
- humanist in Punjabi
- ਮਨੁੱਖਤਾਵਾਦੀ, ਮਨੁੱਖਵਾਦੀ
- humanist in Gujarati
- માનવતાવાદી
- humanist in Odia
- ମାନବବାଦୀ, ମାନବତାବାଦୀ
- humanist in Nepali
- मानवतावादी
Examples of humanist in a sentence
- From Shakespeare to Milton by way of the English Bible, our language has been shaped by humanist ideas.
- Our experience is that almost all humanist naming ceremonies have guideparents involved.
- The Coldplayers are humanists in a scientific world, crooners in a sea of techno.
Synonyms of humanist
Antonyms
Forms of humanist
| plural | humanists |
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Origin of humanist
From Middle French humaniste.
Words formed from humanist
Questions about humanist
- What does humanist mean?
- Humanist means a scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
- What is humanist in Hindi?
- Humanist in Hindi is मानववादी (mānavvādī). See Humanist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is humanist?
- Humanist can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce humanist?
- Humanist is pronounced /ˈhjuːmənɪst/.
- What is the plural of humanist?
- The plural of humanist is humanists.
Words near humanist in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: humanist (page history and authors); humanist (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); humanist (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); humanist (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); humanist (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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