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humanitarian

The correct spelling is humanitarian.

How to pronounce humanitarian

/hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/
noun

IPA: /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/

Say it like: Hum-ani-tar-ian

The correct spelling is humanitarian. A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
  2. 2.A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
  3. 3.In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
  4. 4.A person concerned with people's welfare; a do-gooder or philanthropist.
  5. 5.One who believes that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.

adjective

  1. 1.Relating to humanism or the humanities.
  2. 2.Of a typeface: resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.
  3. 3.Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; compassionate, humane.
  4. 4.Of or pertaining to the belief that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.

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