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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshumanistisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hu-ma-nɪs-tɪʃ
"Er vertritt eine humanistische Weltanschauung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by or supporting humanism; having a profound concern with the needs, well-being, and interests of human beings.
"The school promotes a humanistic approach to education that prioritizes personal growth and critical thinking over rote memorization." - 2
Relating to or characteristic of the humanities in literature and art, or the cultural movement of the Renaissance.
"Scholars analyzed the humanistic texts of the fifteenth century to understand the shift in European intellectual history."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'humanistas' and the Italian 'umanista' (from the 15th-century Renaissance focus on classical letters and human potential), later augmented by the German 'humanistisch' in the 19th century. The suffix '-ic' was added in English to denote a pertaining quality to the philosophy of humanism, emphasizing human agency, value, and dignity over divine or supernatural intervention.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Humanistic" is said worldwide
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humaniste
Transliteration: y-ma-nist
"Cette approche humaniste met l'accent sur le bien-être de l'élève."
humanistisch
Transliteration: hu-ma-nɪs-tɪʃ
"Er vertritt eine humanistische Weltanschauung."
umanistico
Transliteration: u-ma-ni-sti-co
"Il liceo classico offre unione di studi di stampo umanistico."
humanístico
Transliteration: u-ma-nis-ti-ko
"La universidad fomenta un pensamiento humanístico y crítico."
humanístico
Transliteration: u-ma-nis-ti-ku
"O projeto adota uma perspectiva humanística para a psicologia."
मानوی
Transliteration: manaviy / manavtavadi
Script: मानवतावादी
"शिक्षा प्रणाली में एक मानवतावादी दृष्टिकोण होना चाहिए।"
人本主义的
Transliteration: rén běn zhǔ yì de
"这家公司采取了人本主义的管理风格。"
인본주의적
Transliteration: in-bon-ju-ui-jeok
"그 상담사는 인본주의적 접근 방식을 사용한다."
人間主義的
Transliteration: ningen-shugi-teki
"彼は人間主義的な観点から社会問題を論じた。"
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