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humanitarian

/hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/ adjective

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adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about humanitarian at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Relating to people's welfare. Being compassionate or humane.
  2. Being compassionate or humane.
  3. Of or pertaining to the belief that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.

noun

  1. A person concerned with people's welfare; a do-gooder or philanthropist.
  2. One who believes that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.
  3. Synonym of humanist (“a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism”).

Origin

From humanity + -arian (suffix indicating an advocate of or believer in something), possibly modelled after Unitarian (“Christian who does not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity; pertaining to Unitarianism”) (see noun sense 2 and verb sense 2).

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Related Words: do-gooderhumanehumanistichumanistimproverhuman-centeredcharitablehumanlyhumanelycaringcompassionateaid

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