humanism
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈhjuːmənɪz(ə)m/
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈhjumənɪz(ə)m/
Noun

humanism (uncountable)

  1. The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship. [from 19th c.]
  2. (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.
  3. 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.]
  4. Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
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