Associations to the word «Humanistic»

Wiktionary

HUMANISTIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to humanism.

Dictionary definition

HUMANISTIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas.
HUMANISTIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning".
HUMANISTIC, adjective. Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education".
HUMANISTIC, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats