HUMANISM Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

humanism

noun

as in generosity

concern for human welfare (as shown through philanthropic activities) The humanism of the couple was revealed when they welcomed those displaced by the fire into their home.

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Recent Examples of humanism What was humanism but an attempt to universalize and install the preferences of the ruling class, the chief members of which were white, male, and Western? —

John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 Daddio’s duet sustains Hall’s commitment to the humanism missing from today’s gender wars and trivialized by Swift’s pop-star conceits. —

Armond White, National Review, 28 June 2024 That context, especially against the backdrop of the present agony of Palestinians, creates painful dissonance with her work’s wounded humanism—and, ironically, underscores the urgent need for it. —

The New Yorker, 26 June 2024 The political upheavals of that decade called into question every humanism, old and new. —

John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for humanism

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So, too, does Conclave share characters who treat each other with the utmost lack of generosity in a way that is tempting to the viewer, if not a little recognizable.

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Though your cousin put Mia in an awkward, even inappropriate, position, the teen did a good job responding to your boundaries, expressing gratitude for your generosity, and taking a step to continue to build a relationship that’s not transactional.

R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024