Difference between Humanist and Humanitarian

What is the difference between Humanist and Humanitarian?

Humanist as an adjective is relating to humanism or the humanities while Humanitarian as an adjective is concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

Humanist

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: relating to humanism or the humanities

Part of speech: noun

Definition: In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics a scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism

Example sentence: Just as divine authority was legitimised by religious mythologies and human authority was legitimised by humanist ideologies, so high-tech gurus and Silicon Valley prophets are creating a new universal narrative that legitimises the authority of algorithms and Big Data.

Humanitarian

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.

Example sentence: Taking care of children has nothing to do with politics. I think perhaps with time, instead of there being a politicization of humanitarian aid, there will be a humanization of politics.

We hope you now know whether to use Humanist or Humanitarian in your sentence.

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