Humanitarian Definition & Meaning

humanitarian
adjective
  1. 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"
  2. of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid"
noun
  1. someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
  2. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

Synonyms for humanitarian

humane adj

pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies

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humanist adj

of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism

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humanistic adj

of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and

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improver noun

someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms a component that is added to something to

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  • "I wanna be a real humanitarian"
    Digital Underground — Want it All
  • "Half boar, half humanitarian"
    Gravediggaz — Better Wake Up
  • "I'm not a humanitarian"
    Tonedeff (Chico & The Man) f/ Deacon — No Hope

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What does humanitarian mean?
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" of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid" someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
What part of speech is humanitarian?
Humanitarian is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does humanitarian have?
Humanitarian has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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