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Webster 1913 Edition
Humanitarian
Hu-manˊi-ta′ri-an
,Adj.
1.
(Theol. & Ch. Hist.)
Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism;
as, a
. humanitarian
view of Christ’s nature2.
(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.
3.
Benevolent; philanthropic.
[Recent]
1.
(Theol. & Ch. Hist.)
One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.
2.
(Philos.)
One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual.
3.
One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of humans and human societies; a philanthropist.
Definition 2024
humanitarian
humanitarian
English
Adjective
humanitarian (comparative more humanitarian, superlative most humanitarian)
- Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
Translations
concerned with people's welfare
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Noun
humanitarian (plural humanitarians)
- A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.
Derived terms
Translations
person with humanitarian concerns
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