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  1. 1. n. Human nature or disposition; humanity. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The study of the humanities; polite learning. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 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. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural n. the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies Source: ecdict

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