humanist

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhjuːmənɪst/
  • (Canada) IPA: [ˈhçuːmənɪst], [ˈçuːmənɪst]

Noun

humanist (plural humanists)

1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities
2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism
3. (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics

Translations

• French: humaniste
• German: Humanist, Humanistin
• Italian: umanista
• Portuguese: humanista
• Russian: гумани́ст
• Spanish: humanista

Adjective

humanist (not comparable)

1. Relating to humanism or the humanities.
2. (typography, of a typeface) Resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Antonyms

• nonhumanist

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