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# humanism

«humanism» in Mova's school dictionary: **a way of thinking that says people can live good…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (humanism, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Humanism is a way of thinking that says people can live good, meaningful lives using reason, kindness and science, without believing in God or a religion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#m1)

2) (history) Humanism was a movement about six hundred years ago, in the Renaissance, that brought back the learning of ancient Greece and Rome and put people at the centre of study. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In religious education, humanism is taught as a non-religious worldview: humanists celebrate weddings and funerals without religious words and try to make the best of this one life. In history lessons Renaissance humanists studied old books and art. Phrases: «humanist values», «a humanist wedding», «Renaissance humanism».

### examples

- Humanism is a way of living without religion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#x1)
- Humanists believe people should be kind because it helps others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#x2)
- My uncle had a humanist wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#x3)
- Renaissance humanism brought back interest in Greek writers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#x4)
- Our RE class compared humanism with Christianity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#x5)
- Humanism puts reason and science at the centre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#x6)
- Many humanists work for charities. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. A follower is a humanist; adjective humanist or humanistic. Do not confuse with «humanitarian» (helping people in need) or «humane» (kind). Speak of views fairly: «Humanists believe…».

### In the corpora

- [Most faiths and humanism value honesty, kindness, care for the poor and the Golden Rule.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/33-buddhism-humanism-and-respect/15/)
- [Some form of it is found in almost every religion and in humanism too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/38-the-golden-rule-in-many-traditions/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «humanism» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanism/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.