Humanitarian \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.
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2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human
relations and affections, to the exclusion or
disparagement of the religious or spiritual.
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3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of
humans and human societies; a philanthropist.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Humanitarian \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.
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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.
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3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
humanitarian
adj 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" [syn: human-centered,
human-centred, humanist, humanistic]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism;
"humanitarian aid"
n : someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to
social reforms [syn: do-gooder, improver]
WordNet (r) 2.0
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "humanitarian":
Robin Hood, 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, social worker, welfare, welfare statist,
welfare worker, welfarist, well-doer
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
do-gooder, human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, improver
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