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Definition: Humanistic |
HumanisticAdjective1. 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"- Wendell Thomas. 2. Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning". 3. Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education". 4. 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "humanistic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1907. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Humanism or Renaissance humanism is the cultural movement in Europe during the Middle Ages and the renaissance, that revived the language (in particular the Greek language), science and poetry of classical antiquity (mainly Ancient Greece).To a certain extent, this could include an orientation toward antique value systems and deviation from the prevailing Christian doctrine. From this comes the second meaning of the word.
A person primarily studying languages related to classical antiquity, such as Greek or Latin, and the art, literature and poetry of this epoch may sometimes be called a humanist and the main area of concern for these people is then referred to as humanities.
Humanism -- the Humanist Doctrine
Humanism is a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values, stressing an individual's dignity and worth and capacity for self-realization through reason and other human skills. It usually rejects supernaturalism, but some religious people consider themselves humanists.
See also: Rationalist, Universism, Secular humanism, Religious (spiritual) humanism, New Humanism, Transhumanism
List of Humanists
- Erasmus
- Julius Caesar Scaliger
- Michel de Montaigne
External links
- http://www.jcn.com/humanism.html
- International Humanist and Ethical Union
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Humanism."
Synonyms: HumanisticSynonyms: human-centered (adj), humane (adj), humanist (adj), humanitarian (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Humanistic |
| English words defined with "humanistic": figural, figurative ♦ High Renaissance, human-centered, humanist, humanitarian ♦ linguistics, literary study, literature ♦ philology. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Humanistic" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Romanian (humanist). |
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Economic History | Czech Republic | A program adopted in April 1968 set guidelines for a modern, humanistic socialist democracy that would guarantee, among other things, freedom of religion, press, assembly, speech, and travel; a program that, in Dubcek's words, would give socialism "a human face." After 20 years of little public participation, the population gradually started to take interest in the government, and Dubcek became a truly popular national figure. (references) |
Brazil | Political parties: Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), Liberal Front Party (PFL), Social Democratic Party (PSD), Democratic Workers Party (PDT), Workers Party (PT), Brazilian Labor Party (PTB), Liberal Party (PL), Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Communist Party of Brazil (PC do B), Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB), Popular Socialist Party (PPS), Green Party (PV), the Social Liberal Party (PSL), the National Mobilization Party (PMN), National Workers Party (PTN), Humanistic Solidarity Party (PHS). (references) | |
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| "Humanistic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 97.85% of the time. "Humanistic" is used about 93 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 97.85% | 91 | 34,491 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.15% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 93 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "humanistic": humanistic discipline ♦ Humanistic Therapy. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "humanistic": non-humanistic. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "humanistic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | fænomenologisk orienteret psykoterapi (humanistic psychotherapy). (various references) | |
Dutch | humanistische therapie (humanistic psychotherapy). (various references) | |
Finnish | humanistinen hoito (humanistic psychotherapy). (various references) | |
French | humaniste (humanist). (various references) | |
German | humanistisch (classical, humanist). (various references) | |
Greek | ανθρωπιστική θεραπεία (humanistic psychotherapy). (various references) | |
Italian | umanistico (liberal). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 'ドロ シ類 (CHI, close call, fuse, fuse cock, HE, hearing, heuristic, Hewlett, Hewlett Packard, Hilbert, hill, hill climb, hillbilly music, Himalaya, Houston, HP, HR, human, human assessment, human document, human ecology, human engineering, human interest, human interface, human relations, humanism, humanist, humanity, humanization, humanlike, humanoid, hut, hydrozoan, hypochondria, interview, listening comprehension, near miss, public hearing). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | 'ューマニスティック . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | umanistichay.(various references) | |
Romanian | umanistic. (various references) | |
Russian | гуманистический. (various references) | |
Spanish | terapia humanista (humanistic psychotherapy), Consejo Internacional de Filosofía y Ciencias Humanas (ICPHS, International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies), CIFCH (ICPHS, International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies). (various references) | |
Swedish | humanistisk. (various references) | |
Turkish | hümanistçe, insani (earth-born), insancıl (humane, humanist, humanitarian, philanthropic, philanthropical, philanthropist), insanca (humanly). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "humanistic": humanistically. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "humanistic": antihumanistic. (additional references) | |
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"Humanistic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Humanista, humanistics, judaistic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "humanistic" (pronounced hyuw'muni"stik) |
| 8 | -m u n i" s t i k | deterministic. |
| 7 | -u n i" s t i k | anachronistic, antagonistic, chauvinistic, expressionistic, hedonistic, impressionistic, mechanistic. |
| 6 | -n i" s t i k | opportunistic. |
| 5 | -i" s t i k | altruistic, artistic, atheistic, autistic, ballistic, capitalistic, characteristic, coloristic, cystic, dualistic, euphemistic, fatalistic, feudalistic, futuristic, holistic, idealistic, imperialistic, individualistic, jingoistic, journalistic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, materialistic, militaristic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, nationalistic, naturalistic, novelistic, oligopolistic, optimistic, pantheistic, paternalistic, patristic, pessimistic, pluralistic, polytheistic, primitivistic, propagandistic, puristic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, sadistic, sensationalistic, simplistic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, synergistic, terroristic, uncharacteristic, unrealistic, voyeuristic. |
| 4 | -s t i k | acoustic, agnostic, atavistic, bombastic, caustic, diagnostic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dynastic, ecclesiastic, elastic, enthusiastic, evangelistic, fantastic, gymnastic, iconoclastic, inelastic, interscholastic, majestic, masochistic, monastic, onomastic, plastic, rustic, sarcastic, scholastic, thermoplastic, unenthusiastic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acrobatic, aerobatic, aesthetic, alphabetic, amniotic, analytic, anesthetic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, aristocratic, arithmetic, aromatic, arthritic, ascetic, asthmatic, astronautic, asymptomatic, athletic, attic, authentic, autocratic, automatic, axiomatic, bureaucratic, catalytic, cathartic, chaotic, charismatic, chiropractic, cinematic, climactic, climatic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, democratic, dendritic, despotic, diabetic, diagrammatic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diplomatic, diuretic, dogmatic, dramatic, eclectic, ecliptic, ecstatic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, electrostatic, emblematic, emetic, empathetic, emphatic, energetic, enigmatic, enzymatic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, erratic, exotic, extragalactic, fanatic, ferromagnetic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, halophytic, hectic, hemolytic, hepatic, heretic, hermaphroditic, homeostatic, homiletic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, idiomatic, idiosyncratic, idiotic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, lymphatic, magnetic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, narcotic, neritic, neurotic, numismatic, operatic, optic, orthodontic, pancreatic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, pathetic, patriotic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, phonetic, phosphatic, pneumatic, poetic, porphyritic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, prismatic, problematic, programmatic, prophetic, prophylactic, prostatic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychosomatic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, quixotic, rheumatic, robotic, romantic, schematic, semantic, semiautomatic, semiotic, septic, skeptic, static, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, symptomatic, synthetic, systematic, tactic, technocratic, thematic, theocratic, therapeutic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, traumatic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, undemocratic, undiplomatic, unpatriotic, unsympathetic. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-h-i-i-m-n-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: actiniums, machinist. | |
-2 letters: actinism, actinium, histamin, humanist, isthmian, musician, thiamins, tsunamic. | |
-3 letters: animist, canthus, chaunts, chiasmi, chitins, intimas, ischium, isthmic, manitus, minutia, sanctum, santimi, staunch, tachism, tahinis, thiamin, tsunami. | |
-4 letters: acinus, actins, amicus, aminic, animis, animus, anisic, antics, autism, canthi, cantus, casini, chains, chants, chaunt, chiasm, chiaus, chinas, chints, chitin, cumins, cushat, cutins, haunts. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-h-i-i-m-n-s-t-u" | |
+3 letters: humifications, uncharismatic. | |
+4 letters: antihumanistic, antirheumatics, humanistically. | |
+5 letters: humidifications. | |
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