Humanistic Definition & Meaning

humanistic
adjective
  1. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas
  2. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning"
  3. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
  4. 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"

"Humanistic" in song lyrics

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  • "the history of the school of humanistic"
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  • "development of shyness through humanistic"
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