Humanism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Humanism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Humanism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humanism n the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare Synonym(s): humanitarianism, humanism the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self- realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural Synonym(s): humanism, secular humanism the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.