Definitions for: Humanism


[n] the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
[n] the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
[n] the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies



Webster (1913) Definition: Hu"man*ism, n.
1. Human nature or disposition; humanity.

[She] looked almost like a being who had rejected
with indifference the attitude of sex for the
loftier quality of abstract humanism. --T. Hardy.

2. The study of the humanities; polite learning.

Synonyms: humanitarianism

See Also: cultural movement, doctrine, ism, philosophy, school of thought

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