humanism
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
humanism (uncountable)
- The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship. [from 19th c.]
- (historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. [from 19th c.]
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 575:
- There were good reasons for humanism and the Renaissance to take their origins from fourteenth-century Italy.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 575:
- An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. [from 19th c.]
- Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
- French: humanisme
- German: Humanismus
- Portuguese: humanismo
- Russian: гумани́зм
- French: humanisme
- German: Humanismus
- Italian: umanesimo
- Portuguese: humanismo
- Russian: гумани́зм
- Spanish: humanismo
- French: humanisme
- German: Humanität, Menschlichkeit
- Portuguese: humanitarismo
- Russian: гумани́зм
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