Humanitarian

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  • noun. One who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms.
  • adjective. Showing concern for the welfare of humanity, especially in acting to improve the living conditions of impoverished people.
  • adjective. Being a situation in which many human lives are in danger of harm or death.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In theology, affirming the humanity or human nature of Christ, but denying his divinity.
  • Having regard to the interests of humanity, or all mankind; broadly philanthropic.
  • noun. In theology: One who asserts the mere humanity of Jesus Christ, and denies his divinity; a Unitarian.
  • noun. One who maintains the perfectibility of human nature without the aid of grace.
  • noun. One who adopts the doctrine or theory that man's sphere of duty is limited to a benevolent interest in and practical promotion of the welfare of the human race, apart from all considerations of religion.
  • noun. A philanthropist.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.
  • noun. One who limits the sphere of duties to human relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the religious or spiritual.
  • noun. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of humans and human societies; a philanthropist.
  • adjective. Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism.
  • adjective. Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid.
  • adjective. Benevolent; philanthropic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
  • noun. A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.
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  • adjective. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
  • adjective. of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism
  • noun. someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
  • noun. an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
  • Word Usage
    "Again, we begin with the term humanitarian military intervention: some scholars claim how it is possible when using military and force for a humanitarian purpose."
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