Humanist

n.	1.	One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.
	2.	One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
	3.	One versed in knowledge of human nature.
	4.	A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism.

Noun	1.	humanist - a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
	2.	humanist - an advocate of the principles of humanism
Adj.	1.	humanist - of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning" Synonyms: humanistic
	2.	humanist - 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: humanistic
	3.	humanist - pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" Synonyms: humane, humanistic
	4.	humanist - 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" Synonyms: human-centered, human-centred, humanitarian, humanistic

academician, bookman, clerk, colossus of knowledge, esprit fort, freethinker, genius, giant of learning, latitudinarian, learned clerk, learned man, literary man, litterateur, lover of learning, man of learning, man of letters, mastermind, mine of information, philologist, philologue, philomath, philosophe, philosopher, polyhistor, polymath, pundit, savant, scholastic, schoolman, secular humanist, student, walking encyclopedia

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