Definizione monolingua

humanism

humanism (usually uncountable; plural humanisms)

1. The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship. [from 19th c.]
2. (historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to Classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. [from 19th c.]
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 575:

     There were good reasons for humanism and the Renaissance to take their origins from fourteenth-century Italy.

3. An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition. [from 19th c.]
4. Humanitarianism, philanthropy

Definizione dizionario humanism

	umanesimo
	ethical system

umanismo

Altri significati:

(often capitalized) The historical revival of Classical culture, notably during the Renaissance circa 16th century

A cultural and intellectual movement during the Renaissance, following the rediscovery of the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

The study of the humanities or the liberal arts

An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one, as an alternative to religious values.

humanitarianism

historical revival of Classical culture

Humanitarianism, philanthropy

The broad movement in philosophy and psychology that recognized the person and subjective dimensions of the human experience as central to knowing and valuing (Roy, 1988).