"humanism" in the noun sense
1. humanitarianism, humanism
the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
2. humanism, secular humanism
the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason rejects religion and the supernatural
3. humanism
the cultural movement of the Renaissance based on classical studies
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