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Humanistic   /hjˌumənˈɪstɪk/   Listen
Humanistic

adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion.  Synonym: humanist.
2.
Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism.  Synonym: humanist.
3.
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities.  Synonyms: humane, humanist.  "A humane education"
4.
Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare.  Synonyms: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanitarian.  "Released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons" , "Respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"



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"Humanistic" Quotes from Famous Books



... admiration for Italy which had made the young men of the north all rush together there. We can no longer imagine an Englishman like Selling coming to the great Politian at Bologna and grappling him to his heart—"arctissima sibi conjunxit amicum familiaritate,"[152] as the warm humanistic phrase has it. In the seventeenth century Politian would be a "contagious Papist," using his charm to convert men to Romanism, and Selling would be a "true son of the Church of England," railing at Politian for his "debauch'd and Popish principles." The Renaissance had set ...
— English Travellers of the Renaissance • Clare Howard



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