humanism
pronunciation
How to pronounce humanism in British English:
UK [ˈhju:mənɪzəm]
How to pronounce humanism in American English:
US [ˈhjuməˌnɪzəm]
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- Noun:
- the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
- the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
- the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
Word Origin
- humanism (n.)
- along with humanist used in a variety of philosophical and theological senses 16c.-18c., especially ones imitating Latin humanitas "education befitting a cultivated man." See human + -ism. Main modern sense in reference to revival of interest in the Classics traces to c. 1860; as a pragmatic system of thought, defined 1907 by co-founder F.C.S. Schiller as: "The perception that the philosophical problem concerns human beings striving to comprehend a world of human experience by the resources of human minds."
Example
- 1. It was exquisite in style and form , full of humanism and love .
- 2. His ardent humanism led him to strive for peace , freedom and social justice .
- 3. Its foundations include philosophical humanism , existentialism , and phenomenology .
- 4. She was an intellectual who was interested in humanism , the reformation and the renaissance .
- 5. Their work is scientific , but it directs our attention toward a new humanism .