| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to humanity; |
| 2. | Pertaining to polite literature. |
| Adj. | 1. | humanistic - 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 Synonyms: humanist |
| 2. | humanistic - of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning" Synonyms: humanist | |
| 3. | humanistic - pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" | |
| 4. | humanistic - 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" |
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