Meanings
nounhumanitarianism (usually uncountable, plural humanitarianisms)
plural humanitarianisms
- uncountableusuallyA humanitarian philosophy or practice.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
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Translations
Bulgarian хуманитари́зъм, хумани́зъм
- хуманитари́зъм (humanitarízăm)humanitarian philosophy
- хумани́зъм (humanízăm)humanitarian philosophy
Catalan humanitarisme
- humanitarismehumanitarian philosophy
Chinese Mandarin 人道主義 /人道主义
- 人道主義 /人道主义 (réndàozhǔyì)humanitarian philosophy
Finnish humanitarismi
- humanitarismihumanitarian philosophy
French humanitarisme
- humanitarismehumanitarian philosophy
German Humanitarismus
- Humanitarismushumanitarian philosophy
Hindi मानवतावाद
- मानवतावाद (mānavtāvād)humanitarian philosophy
Italian umanitarismo
- umanitarismohumanitarian philosophy
Japanese 人道主義
- 人道主義 (jindōshugi)humanitarian philosophy
Korean 인도주의
- 인도주의 (indojuui)humanitarian philosophy
Polish humanitaryzm, humanizm
- humanitaryzmhumanitarian philosophy
- humanizmhumanitarian philosophy
Portuguese humanitarismo
- humanitarismohumanitarian philosophy
Romanian umanitarism
- umanitarismhumanitarian philosophy
Russian гумани́зм
- гумани́зм (gumanízm)humanitarian philosophy
Spanish humanitarismo
- humanitarismohumanitarian philosophy
Tagalog palamakatauhan
- palamakatauhanhumanitarian philosophy
Ukrainian гумані́зм
- гумані́зм (humanízm)humanitarian philosophy
Cite this entry
APA
humanitarianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanitarianism
MLA
“humanitarianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanitarianism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humanitarianism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humanitarianism.
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