humanist

Etymology

From Middle French humaniste

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈçuːmənɪst/

Noun

humanist (plural humanists)

1. a scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities
2. a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism
3. (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics

Adjective

humanist (not comparable)

1. relating to humanism or the humanities
2. (typography, of a typeface) Resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Noun

humanist c (singular definite humanisten, plural indefinite humanister)

1. humanist

References

• “humanist” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Noun

humanist m (plural humanisten, diminutive humanistje n)

1. humanist