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Humanistic

Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion.

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Humane 84% connected

Pertaining to man; human.

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Humane 84% connected

Pertaining to man; human.

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Humanitarianism 74% connected

The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.

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Humanitarianism 74% connected

The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.

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Humanism 66% connected

Human nature or disposition; humanity.

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Humane 92% connected

Pertaining to man; human.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Humanist 92% connected

One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name…

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Humanitarian 92% connected

Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature.

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