noun
- The doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare.
- synonyms: humanitarianism
- The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural.
- synonyms: secular humanism
- The cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies. .
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