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humanist

/ˈhjuːmənɪst/ noun

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  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.

adjective

  1. Relating to humanism or the humanities.
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  2. Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

Origin

From Middle French humaniste.

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