(adj): of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
(adj): pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
(adj): marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
(adj): vs. inhumane) -- (marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
(n): a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
(n): a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
(n): an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
(n): a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
