Humanist vs. Humanitarian

Humanistnoun

A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities

Humanistnoun

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism

Humanistnoun

(historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics

Humanistadjective

Relating to humanism or the humanities.

Humanistadjective

Resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Humanistnoun

One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.

Humanistnoun

One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature.

Humanistnoun

One versed in knowledge of human nature.

Humanistnoun

A person with a strong concern for human welfare, especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical values without theism; an adherent of humanism.

Humanistnoun

a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts

Humanistnoun

an advocate of the principles of humanism

Humanistadjective

of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism;

Humanistadjective

of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion;

Humanistadjective

pertaining to or concerned with the humanities;

Humanistadjective

marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare;

Humanitarianadjective

Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

Humanitariannoun

A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

Humanitarianadjective

Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature.

Humanitarianadjective

Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid.

Humanitarianadjective

Benevolent; philanthropic.

Humanitariannoun

One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.

Humanitariannoun

One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual.

Humanitariannoun

One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of humans and human societies; a philanthropist.

Humanitariannoun

someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

Humanitarianadjective

marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare;

Humanitarianadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism;

Humanitarianadjective

concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare

Humanitarianadjective

denoting an event or situation which causes or involves widespread human suffering, especially one which requires the large-scale provision of aid

Humanitariannoun

a person who seeks to promote human welfare.