humanitarianism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

humanitarianism
    n 1: the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
         [syn: {humanitarianism}, {humanism}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Humanitarianism \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.
   1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the
      humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the
      whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited
      to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.
      [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "humanitarianism":
      BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, agape,
      altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition,
      benevolentness, bigheartedness, brotherly love, caritas,
      charitableness, charity, do-goodism, flower power, generosity,
      giving, goodwill, grace, greatheartedness, largeheartedness, love,
      love of mankind, philanthropism, philanthropy, utilitarianism,
      welfarism, well-disposedness

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