humanistic

humanistic
    adj 1: 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 [syn: {humanist}, {humanistic}]
    2: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic
       revival of learning" [syn: {humanistic}, {humanist}]
    3: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic
       studies"; "a humane education" [syn: {humanist},
       {humanistic}, {humane}]
    4: 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" [syn: {human-centered}, {human-centred},
       {humanist}, {humanistic}, {humanitarian}]
    

Humanistic \Hu`man*is"tic\ (h[=u]`man*[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.
   1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion.
      --Caird.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Pertaining to polite literature. --M. Arnold.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Of, related to, or adhering to, humanism[4];
      humanitarian[2].
      [PJC]