a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts;
an advocate of the principles of humanism;
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species";
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education";
of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning";
of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man''s capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas;
