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Meaning of humanist

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  humanist
      adj 1: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic
             revival of learning" [syn: {humanistic}, {humanist}]
      2: of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and
         man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific
         method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in
         continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas [syn:
         {humanist}, {humanistic}]
      3: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic
         studies"; "a humane education" [syn: {humanist},
         {humanistic}, {humane}]
      4: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a
         humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian
         reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of
         our species" [syn: {human-centered}, {human-centred},
         {humanist}, {humanistic}, {humanitarian}]
      n 1: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
      2: an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned
         with the interests and welfare of humans [syn: {humanist},
         {humanitarian}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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