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Humanist

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhjuːmənɪst

Definitions

  1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
  2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
  3. In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
  4. A secularist, especially an agnostic or atheist.

Equivalents

Españolhumanista
Françaishumaniste
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العربيةإنساني
Catalàhumanista
Češtinahumanista
Gàidhligdaonnaire
हिन्दीमानववादी
Magyarhumanista
Հայերենհումանիստ
Italianoumanista
ქართულიჰუმანისტი
Kurdîhumanîst
Nederlandshumanist
Polskihumanista
Portuguêshumanista
Românăumanist
Русскийгуманист
Українськагуманіст

Examples

Religious Census Figures Challenged by Humanists
Humanists do not believe in a God who gives us moral codes; nor do they believe in an afterlife, in which the good will go to heaven and the bad to hell.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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