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humanism

[hyoo-muh-niz-uhm, yoo-] / ˈhyu məˌnɪz əm, ˈyu- /
NOUN
philosophy in which human interests predominate
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Along with other writers at Oxford, they formed a loose fellowship called the Inklings and began articulating a Christian humanism for a new generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

What the best of Gehry’s late projects have in common is not only virtuosity in their form-making, but also a remarkable kind of humanism.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

It’s Lynch’s humanism that started those cars down all of those dark roads, in “Twin Peaks” and in the opening credits of “Lost Highway” and “Mulholland Drive.”

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

On those points, I adhere to a fundamental humanism.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

This new, irrepressible sound was the still, small voice of secular humanism.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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