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Humanist is an English word with synonyms like humanistic or humane. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Humanist in a sentence

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Humanist meaning

  1. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
  2. A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
  3. In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.

Synonyms of Humanist

humanistic humane field of study field subject field subject area subject discipline ism school of thought philosophical system philosophy doctrine cultural movement study

Using Humanist

  • The main meaning on this page is: A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities. | A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism. | In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
  • Useful related words include: humanistic, humane, field of study, field.
  • In the example corpus, humanist often appears in combinations such as: the humanist, and humanist, humanist and.

Context around Humanist

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Humanist

  • In this selection, "humanist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, american, anti, religious, society, association and organizations stand out and add context to how "humanist" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the american humanist association named and a pat humanist feels inherited. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "humanist" sits close to words such as akhtar, alford and ascertained, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with humanist

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

It’s anti-humanist in its essence. (7 words)

Humanist, peace loving, determined, wise and steadfast Vivian. (8 words)

Bob was a humanist who embraced international cultures. (8 words)

As the centerpiece of “Around the Table,” Soares illustrates the humanist nature of connections through intimate afterparties, with the leftover spirits representing unsaid and incomplete sentiments of humanity, left unshared in this environment. (33 words)

Anti-humanist emissaries like Musk and Thiel or May and Knight might preach from the pulpit of pure reason, but their worldviews are suffused with religious zeal, with the promise of enchantment. (32 words)

If I were to count on one hand the most preeminent humanist filmmakers of our time, the first two fingers would have to be dedicated to Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

American Religious Humanist organizations that have survived into the 21st century include the HUUmanists, formerly the Friends of Religious Humanism, and the Humanist Society, formerly the Humanist Society of Friends.

For his lifetime of work, the American Humanist Association named him the 1969 Humanist of the Year.

Humanist officiants are trained and experienced in devising and conducting suitable ceremonies. citation Humanist funerals recognise no "afterlife", but celebrate the life of the person who has died.

In 2001, the American Humanist Association named him the Humanist of the Year for his lifetime of work.

Today Conway Hall explicitly identifies itself as a humanist organisation, albeit one primarily focused on concerts, events, and the maintenance of its humanist library and archives.

Anti-humanist emissaries like Musk and Thiel or May and Knight might preach from the pulpit of pure reason, but their worldviews are suffused with religious zeal, with the promise of enchantment.

Fast forward to Andropov the smart KGB humanist who died leaving the muddlers.

Humanist, peace loving, determined, wise and steadfast Vivian.

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If I were to count on one hand the most preeminent humanist filmmakers of our time, the first two fingers would have to be dedicated to Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.

It’s anti-humanist in its essence.

I use the case of Nigerian humanist, Mubarak Bala to illustrate this religious anomaly, its disturbing disconnect from civilization and reason.

She calls the movie and its diverse cast “humanist” in its approach to self-actualization.

As the centerpiece of “Around the Table,” Soares illustrates the humanist nature of connections through intimate afterparties, with the leftover spirits representing unsaid and incomplete sentiments of humanity, left unshared in this environment.

Bob was a humanist who embraced international cultures.

Only a few universities in the United States — among them, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, and New York University — have had humanist chaplains.

The characterization of Adam building into something empathetic, but not a pat humanist, feels inherited from a screenwriting class that clears him of any negative qualities.

The term humanist, meanwhile, signals that she’s motivated by compassion for others and that she believes societal decision-making should be grounded in reason and science.

An all-party caucus of humanist MPs and peers says reform of the way parliament works must include removing the guarantee of seats in the upper house for Anglican bishops.

As a humanist, he was most interested in shining a light on mankind's greatest triumphs and perennial struggles.

Fortunately, Bala remains undaunted and steadfast in his core humanist atheistic beliefs.

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Common combinations with humanist

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "humanist" in a sentence?
An example: "American Religious Humanist organizations that have survived into the 21st century include the HUUmanists, formerly the Friends of Religious Humanism, and the Humanist Society, formerly the Humanist Society of Friends." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "humanist" from authentic English texts.
What does "humanist" mean?
Humanist means: A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
What are synonyms of "humanist"?
Common synonyms of "humanist" include: humanistic, humane, field of study, field, subject field, subject area, subject, discipline. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "humanist" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "humanist", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.