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Meaning of 'humanitarian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Humanitarian [ a.]
- Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature.
- Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid.
- Benevolent; philanthropic.
2 . Humanitarian [ n.]
- One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.
- One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual.
- One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of his kind; a philanthropist.

Meaning of 'humanitarian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . humanitarian [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism
Example in sentence:
  • humanitarian aid
2 . humanitarian [ s]
Meaning (2):
- marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
Example in sentence:
  • a humane physician;
  • released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons;
  • respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species

Nearby Words:

hum human humanate humane humanics humanify humanism humanist humanistic humanitarianism

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