Meanings
plural humanists
- A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
- A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
Synonyms: humanitarian
- historicalIn the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
- A secularist, especially an agnostic or atheist.
Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists
1957, The Churchman1 more example
Humanists do not believe in a God who gives us moral codes; nor do they believe in an afterlife, in which the good will go to heaven and the bad to hell.
2004, Robert A. Bowie, Ethical Studies, Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 168
- not comparablemediaOf a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
adjectiveRelating to humanism or the humanities.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
adjectiveof or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
adjectivepertaining to or concerned with the humanities
adjectivemarked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
nounan advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Frenchhumaniste
- Englishhumanist
From Middle French humaniste.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan humanista
- humanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Czech humanista
- humanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Danish humanist
- humanistperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Dutch humanist
- humanistperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Finnish humanisti, humanistinen
- humanistiperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
- humanistinenTranslations
French humaniste
- humanisteperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
German Humanist, Humanistin
- Humanistperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
- Humanistinperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Greek ανθρωπιστής
- ανθρωπιστής (anthropistís)person who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Hindi मानववादी
- मानववादी (mānavvādī)person who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Hungarian humanista
- humanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Italian umanista
- umanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Latvian humānists, humāniste
- humānistsperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
- humānisteperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Polish humanista
- humanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Portuguese humanista
- humanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Romanian umanist
- umanistperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Russian гумани́ст
- гумани́ст (gumaníst)person who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Scottish Gaelic daonnaire
- daonnaireperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Slovak humanista
- humanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Spanish humanista, humanista
- humanistaperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
- humanistaTranslations
Swedish humanist
- humanistperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Turkish hümanist, insancıl
- hümanistperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
- insancılperson who believes in the philosophy of humanism
Cite this entry
humanist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanist
“humanist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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