Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.
- noun (Philos.) 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 (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism.
- adjective (Philos.) 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 Recent Benevolent; philanthropic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Concerned with people'swelfare , and thealleviation ofsuffering ;humane orcompassionate . - noun A person with such concerns; a
philanthropist ordo-gooder .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
NZ On Screen 2010
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On Sunday, Pope Benedict urged the international community to move quickly to address what he called the "humanitarian catastrophe."
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U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres asked the international community Sunday to provide quick and generous assistance to Egypt and Tunisia, so that they can cope with what he called a "humanitarian emergency."
UN: 100,000 People Have Fled Libya into Neighboring States 2011
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U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres asked the international community Sunday to provide quick and generous assistance to Egypt and Tunisia, so that they can cope with what he called a "humanitarian emergency."
UN: 100,000 People Have Fled Libya into Neighboring States 2011
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is appealing to the European Union for $135 million in aid to help Italy cope with what it calls a humanitarian emergency.
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U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres asked the international community Sunday to provide quick and generous assistance to Egypt and Tunisia, so that they can cope with what he called a "humanitarian emergency."
UN: 100,000 People Have Fled Libya into Neighboring States 2011
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On Sunday, Pope Benedict urged the international community to move quickly to address what he called the "humanitarian catastrophe."
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U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres asked the international community Sunday to provide quick and generous assistance to Egypt and Tunisia, so that they can cope with what he called a "humanitarian emergency."
UN: 100,000 People Have Fled Libya into Neighboring States 2011
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Nearly two million of them have fled and Pakistan is now appealing for donations to aid in what it calls a humanitarian crisis.
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Israel has just announced it will establish what it calls a humanitarian corridor to supply the people of Gaza as it continues air and ground offensives against Hamas.
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