humanist

See also: Humanist

English

Etymology

From Middle French humaniste.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuːmənɪst/
    • (Canada) IPA(key): [ˈhçuːmənɪst], [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

Translations

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.

Antonyms

Danish

Noun

humanist c (singular definite humanisten, plural indefinite humanister)

  1. humanist

Declension
Declension of humanist
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative humanist humanisten humanister humanisterne
genitive humanists humanistens humanisters humanisternes

References

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Noun

humanist m (plural humanisten, diminutive humanistje n)

  1. humanist
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