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Humanitarian

Humanitarian Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Humanitarian? [n] someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms [adj] marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Humanitarian: do-gooder \| human-centered \| humane \| humanist \| humanistic \| improver Related Terms \| Find terms related to Humanitarian: almoner \| almsgiver \| almsgiving \| altruistic \| benefactor \| beneficent \| benevolent \| benevolist \| bighearted \| charitable \| do-gooder \| eleemosynary \| freehearted \| generous \| good \| greathearted \| human \| humane \| largehearted \| philanthropic \| philanthropist \| power for good \| Robin Hood \| social worker \| welfare \| welfare statist \| welfare worker \| welfarist \| well-doer See Also \| benefactor \| helper Humanitarian In Webster's Dictionary \Human`ita"rian\, a. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature. 2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid. 3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent] \Human`ita"rian\, n. [From {Humanity}.] 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human. 2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual. 3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of his kind; a philanthropist. [Recent]

Humanitarian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Humanitarian?

[n] someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
[adj] marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid"

See Also | benefactor | helper

Humanitarian In Webster's Dictionary

\Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, a.
1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to
   humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's
   nature.

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

3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]


\Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, n. [From {Humanity}.]
1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of
   Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.

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

3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of
   his kind; a philanthropist. [Recent]

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