English-Thai Dictionary

humanism

N มนุษยนิยม  ma-nud-sa-ya-chon

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HUMANISM

HUMANISM Hu "man *ism, n.

 

1. Human nature or disposition; humanity. [She ] looked almost like a being who had rejected with indifference the attitude of sex for the loftier quality of abstract humanism. T. Hardy.

 

2. The study of the humanities; polite learning.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

humanism

hu man ism |ˈ (h )yo͞oməˌnizəm ˈ (h )juməˌnɪzəm | ▶noun an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems. • (often Humanism ) a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought. • (among some contemporary writers ) a system of thought criticized as being centered on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the unintegrated and conditioned nature of the individual. DERIVATIVES hu man ist noun & adjective, hu man is tic |ˌ (h )yo͞oməˈnistik |adjective, hu man is ti cal ly |ˌ (h )yo͞oməˈnistik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

humanism

hu ¦man |ism |ˈhjuːmənɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a rationalist outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. • (often Humanism ) a Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought. • (among some contemporary writers ) a system of thought criticized as being centred on the notion of the rational, autonomous self and ignoring the conditioned nature of the individual. DERIVATIVES humanist noun & adjective, humanistic adjective, humanistically adverb

 

Duden Dictionary

Humanismus

Hu ma nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Human i smus |der Humanismus; Genitiv: des Humanismus zu: Humanist 1 bildungssprachlich (auf das Bildungsideal der griechisch-römischen Antike gegründetes ) Denken und Handeln im Bewusstsein der Würde des Menschen; Streben nach Menschlichkeit in seinen Schriften offenbart sich ein echter Humanismus 2 (von Italien ausgehende, über West- und Mitteleuropa verbreitete ) Bewegung des 14.–16. Jahrhunderts, die durch literarische, philologische und wissenschaftliche Neuentdeckung und Wiedererweckung der antiken Kultur, ihrer Sprachen, ihrer Kunst und Geisteshaltung gekennzeichnet ist

 

French Dictionary

humanisme

humanisme n. m. nom masculin Recherche de ce qui donne à la vie humaine son sens.

 

Spanish Dictionary

humanismo

humanismo nombre masculino 1 Cultivo de las humanidades .2 Movimiento intelectual desarrollado en Europa durante los siglos xiv y xv que, rompiendo las tradiciones escolásticas medievales y exaltando en su totalidad las cualidades propias de la naturaleza humana, pretendía descubrir al hombre y dar un sentido racional a la vida tomando como maestros a los clásicos griegos y latinos, cuyas obras redescubrió y estudió .En esta acepción suele escribirse con mayúscula .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

humanism

h ú man ì sm 名詞 U 1 人本主義 (!日本語の 「ヒューマニズム 」はhumanitarianism 1 に近い ) .2 〖時にH -〗(ルネッサンス期の )人文主義, 人文学 .