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Definitions of humanist
  1. adjective
    of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
    "the humanistic revival of learning"

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  2. adjective
    pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
    "humanistic studies"

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  3. adjective
    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"

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  4. adjective
    marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
    "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
  5. noun
    an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

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  6. noun
    a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
Definition that contains humanist
  • lit the humanistic study of a body of literature
  • literature the humanistic study of a body of literature
  • humanitarian marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
  • erasmus Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)
  • humanist marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
  • linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
  • humanistic marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
  • philology the humanistic study of language and literature
  • philologist a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
  • desiderius erasmus Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)
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