HUMANISTIC

• (adj.) pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

  "humanistic studies", "a humane education"

  synonyms : humane , humanist

• (adj.) of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism

  "the humanistic revival of learning"

  synonyms : humanist

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : humanist

• (adj.) 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 , humanist , humanitarian

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