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humanist
[ hyoo-muh-nist or, often, yoo- ]
/ Ëhyu mÉ nÉȘst or, often, Ëyu- /
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Definition of humanist
noun
adjective Also hu·man·is·tic [hyoo-muh-nis-tik, or, often, yooâ] /Ëhyu mÉËnÉȘs tÉȘk, or, often, Ëyuâ/
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humanist
In the Renaissance, a scholar who studied the languages and cultures of ancient Greece and Rome; today, a scholar of the humanities. The term secular humanist is applied to someone who concentrates on human activities and possibilities, usually downplaying or denying the importance of God and a life after death.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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