HUMANIST Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word humanist. (close relations)
humanistically
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humanitarian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism noun • someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms • an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans adjective satellite • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | ||||||||
empiricist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism | ||||||||
freethinker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rejects religion | ||||||||
liberal | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition noun • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties • a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets adjective satellite • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness • having political or social views favoring reform and progress • given or giving freely • not literal | ||||||||
naturalist | nounn | |||||||
noun • an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms • a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology) | ||||||||
philanthropist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being | ||||||||
progressive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • favoring or promoting progress • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) • gradually advancing in extent • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position • advancing in severity | ||||||||
rationalist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism noun • someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes | ||||||||
secularist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education | ||||||||
humanistic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion • of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism • pertaining to or concerned with the humanities adjective satellite • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | ||||||||
human-centered | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | ||||||||
human-centred | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare | ||||||||
humane | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • pertaining to or concerned with the humanities • marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering adjective satellite • showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement |