humanistic

Variant of humanist

humanist definition

hu·man·ist (-nist)

noun

  1. a student of human nature and human affairs
  2. a student of the humanities
  3. an adherent of any system of humanism
  4. a follower of Humanism

Etymology: < Fr humaniste < It umanista (coined by Ludovico Ariosto) < umano, a human < L humanus, human

adjective

of humanism or the humanities

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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