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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion;
- Example: "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas
[syn: humanist, humanistic]

2. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism;
- Example: "the humanistic revival of learning"
[syn: humanistic, humanist]

3. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities;
- Example: "humanistic studies"
- Example: "a humane education"
[syn: humanist, humanistic, humane]

4. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare;
- Example: "a humane physician"
- Example: "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"
- Example: "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
[syn: human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, humanitarian]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Humanistic \Hu`man*is"tic\ (h[=u]`man*[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.
   1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion.
      --Caird.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Pertaining to polite literature. --M. Arnold.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Of, related to, or adhering to, humanism[4];
      humanitarian[2].
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

humanistic
    adj 1: of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity
           and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and
           scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the
           humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"-
           Wendell Thomas [syn: humanist, humanistic]
    2: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic
       revival of learning" [syn: humanistic, humanist]
    3: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic
       studies"; "a humane education" [syn: humanist,
       humanistic, humane]
    4: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a
       humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian
       reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of
       our species" [syn: human-centered, human-centred,
       humanist, humanistic, humanitarian]