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Humanism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Humanism : (noun)
1: the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
[syn: humanitarianism]
2: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for
self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the
supernatural [syn: secular humanism]
3: the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical
studies
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Humanism : \Hu"man*ism\, n.
1. Human nature or disposition; humanity.
[She] looked almost like a being who had rejected
with indifference the attitude of sex for the
loftier quality of abstract humanism. --T. Hardy.
2. The study of the humanities; polite learning.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Humanism |
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martinxo: Reading: "Shared Heritage - Hellenism, Humanism and Rationalism" (via seanrobsville blog) http://bit.ly/8pwL8R |
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KennethMoreson: "We can't wait for religion to collasp in order to build Humanism, we must act." |
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KennethMoreson: he is asking that the theorist accept Humanism but yet he set his beliefs in opposition to religion |
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