• adjective:   of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism

  Example: "The humanistic revival of learning"

• adjective:   pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

  Example: "Humanistic studies"

• adjective:   of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
• adjective:   marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

  Example: "Respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"

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