humanitarianism
noun
- the beliefs or actions of a humanitarian (sense )
- Ethics
- the doctrine that humanity's chief or only obligations are to its temporal welfare
- the doctrine that a human being is capable of perfection without divine aid
See humanitarianism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hyo͞o-mănˌĭ-târˈē-ə-nĭzˌəm)
noun- Concern for human welfare, especially as manifested through philanthropy.
- The belief that the sole moral obligation of humankind is the improvement of human welfare.
- Theology The doctrine holding that Jesus was human only and not divine.
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