Noun humanism has 3 senses
- humanitarianism, humanism - the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
--1 is a kind of doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
- humanism, secular humanism - the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
--2 is a kind of doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ism
- humanism - the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
--3 is a kind of cultural movement
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