humanists

noun

an advocate of the principles of humanism

a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts

adjective

marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

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

Roots

humanushuman- · Latin · human

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