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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshumanista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: u-ma-nis-ta
"Ela defende valores de base humanista."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who adheres to humanism, an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
"As an outspoken humanist, she believed that morality stems from empathy and human reason alone." - 2
A scholar of the Renaissance humanities or a cultural movement emphasizing classical learning.
"The 15th-century humanist translated ancient Greek texts to revive classical philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian umanista, based on the Latin humanus meaning 'human' or 'cultured'. It originally referred to Renaissance scholars who taught the humanities, later evolving in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe a worldview centered on human agency, reason, and secular ethics rather than religious dogma.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Humanist" is said worldwide
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humaniste
Transliteration: y-ma-nist
"Il se définit comme un humaniste convaincu."
Humanist
Transliteration: hu-ma-nist
"Der Philosoph war ein bekennender Humanist."
umanista
Transliteration: u-ma-ni-sta
"Erasmo da Rotterdam fu un grande umanista."
humanista
Transliteration: u-ma-nis-ta
"El movimiento humanista valoraba el potencial humano."
humanista
Transliteration: u-ma-nis-ta
"Ela defende valores de base humanista."
मानوادي
Transliteration: manvadi
Script: मानवतावादी
"वह एक सच्चे मानवतावादी विचारक थे।"
人本主义者
Transliteration: rén běn zhǔ yì zhě
"他是一位致力于社会正义的人本主义者。"
인본주의자
Transliteration: in-bon-ju-ui-ja
"그는 평생을 살아온 인본주의자였다."
ヒューマニスト
Transliteration: hyuumanisuto
"彼は真のヒューマニストとして知られている。"
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