Humanitarianism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Humanitarianism \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.
     1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the
        humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the
        whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.
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     2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited
        to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  humanitarianism
       n : the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
           [syn: {humanism}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "humanitarianism":
     BOMFOG, Benthamism, Christian charity, Christian love, agape,
     altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benevolent disposition,
     benevolentness, bigheartedness, brotherly love, caritas,
     charitableness, charity, do-goodism, flower power, generosity,
     giving, goodwill, grace, greatheartedness, largeheartedness, love,
     love of mankind, philanthropism, philanthropy, utilitarianism,
     welfarism, well-disposedness