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humanism

[hyoo-muh-niz-uhm, yoo-] / ˈhju məˌnɪz əm, ˈju- /
NOUN
philosophy in which human interests predominate
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"Women can bring more humanism," said the Chilean ex-president Bachelet, who is also a former UN rights chief.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

At its best, “The Innocents of Florence” is an example of a complicated humanism: An empathetic study of the perpetual interplay between good intentions, human frailties and imperfect outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 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

“To divorce sexuality from humanism and personality is a mistake,” the late therapist Joy Browne, who then hosted a San Francisco radio show, told Newsweek in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 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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