Thesaurus: humanist

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1. n. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.
2. n. One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
3. n. One versed in knowledge of human nature.
4. adj. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
5. adj. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
6. adj. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
7. adj. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
8. n. a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
9. n. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
10. 1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title. Schaff- Herzog. 2. One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature. 3. One versed in knowledge of human nature.
11. j:57/n:43 n. a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts n. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans a. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion