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I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in humanitarian work. It's the least one can do.
Emmanuelle Beart

Meaning of "humanitarian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMANITARIAN

humanitarian  [hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMANITARIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humanitarian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HUMANITARIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humanitarian

Humanitarianism

In its most general form, humanitarianism is an ethic of kindness, benevolence, and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings. Humanitarianism has been an evolving concept historically but universality is a common element in its evolution. No distinction is to be made in the face of suffering or abuse on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, tribe, caste, age, religion, or nationality. Humanitarianism can also be described as the acceptance of every human being for plainly just being another human, ignoring and abolishing biased social views, prejudice, and racism in the process, if utilized individually as a practiced viewpoint, or mindset.

Definition of humanitarian in the English dictionary

The first definition of humanitarian in the dictionary is having the interests of mankind at heart. Other definition of humanitarian is of or relating to ethical or theological humanitarianism. Humanitarian is also a philanthropist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMANITARIAN


authoritarian
ɔːˌθɒrɪˈtɛərɪən
communitarian
kəˌmjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən
documentarian
ˌdɒkjʊmənˈtɛərɪən
egalitarian
ɪˌɡælɪˈtɛərɪən
flexitarian
ˌflɛksɪˈtɛərɪən
fruitarian
fruːˈtɛərɪən
libertarian
ˌlɪbəˈtɛərɪən
nonsectarian
ˌnɒnsɛkˈtɛərɪən
Ontarian
ɒnˈtɛərɪən
parliamentarian
ˌpɑːləmɛnˈtɛərɪən
pescetarian
ˈpɛskəˌtɛərɪən
proletarian
ˌprəʊlɪˈtɛərɪən
sanitarian
ˌsænɪˈtɛərɪən
sectarian
sɛkˈtɛərɪən
Tartarian
tɑːˈtɛərɪən
totalitarian
təʊˌtælɪˈtɛərɪən
Trinitarian
ˌtrɪnɪˈtɛərɪən
unitarian
ˌjuːnɪˈtɛərɪən
utilitarian
juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛərɪən
vegetarian
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMANITARIAN

humaneness
humanhood
humanisation
humanise
humaniser
humanism
humanist
humanistic
humanistic psychology
humanistically
humanitarianism
humanitarianist
humanities
humanity
humanization
humanize
humanizer
humankind
humanly
humanness

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMANITARIAN

agrarian
antiquarian
aquarian
assistant librarian
barbarian
Bavarian
Brian
Bulgarian
centenarian
contrarian
culinarian
Hungarian
librarian
Maid Marian
Marian
Old Bulgarian
ovarian
quinquagenarian
riparian
school librarian
veterinarian

Synonyms and antonyms of humanitarian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUMANITARIAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «humanitarian» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of humanitarian

Translation of «humanitarian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMANITARIAN

Find out the translation of humanitarian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of humanitarian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «humanitarian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人道主义的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humanitario
570 millions of speakers

English

humanitarian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानवीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِنْسَانِيٌّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гуманный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humanitário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানবিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humanitaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemanusiaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Menschenrechtler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人道主義の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인도주의자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamanungsan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதாபிமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानवतावादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insancıl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umanitario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humanitarny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гуманітарний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umanitar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθρωπιστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

humanitêre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humanitär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

humanitær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humanitarian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMANITARIAN»

The term «humanitarian» is very widely used and occupies the 8.031 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMANITARIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humanitarian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humanitarian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about humanitarian

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10 QUOTES WITH «HUMANITARIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word humanitarian.
1
Alvin Adams
I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission.
2
Alvin Adams
Humanitarian missions are little different from any other public enterprise, diplomacy included, which is susceptible of misinterpretation by the public, hence ultimately of failure.
3
Sheldon Adelson
I see this as my humanitarian legacy. We're prepared to pay billions.
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Irving Babbitt
A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism.
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Irving Babbitt
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
6
Emmanuelle Beart
I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in humanitarian work. It's the least one can do.
7
Pope Benedict XVI
Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as well as from the consequences of humanitarian crises, whether natural or man-made.
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Harold Bloom
If they wish to alleviate the sufferings of the exploited classes, let them live up to their pretensions, let them abandon the academy and go out there and work politically and economically and in a humanitarian spirit.
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Jo Bonner
In an effort to provide my constituents with information on how they can make contributions to a number of relief and humanitarian organizations, I have posted a short list of these groups and contact numbers on my Internet website.
10
Harry Browne
Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMANITARIAN»

Discover the use of humanitarian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humanitarian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Humanitarian Logistics: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing ...
In 2007, there were 34 armed conflicts worldwide. That same year, a total of 414 natural disasters affected 211 million people.
Martin Christopher, Peter Tatham, 2011
2
Humanitarian Reason: A Moral History of the Present
Studies primarily France with shorter sections on South Africa, Venezuela, and Palestine.
Didier Fassin, 2012
3
Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal and Political Dilemmas
An interdisciplinary approach to humanitarian intervention by experts in law, politics, and ethics.
J. L. Holzgrefe, Robert O. Keohane, 2003
4
Development and Principles of International Humanitarian ...
The main aim of this book is to inquire into the system of norms regulating the 'internationalization' of internal conflicts.
Jean Simon Pictet, 1985
5
Reading Humanitarian Intervention: Human Rights and the Use ...
The book concludes by asking what, if anything, has been lost in the move from the era of humanitarian intervention to an international relations dominated by wars on terror.
Anne Orford, 2003
6
Humanitarian Intervention: A History
This unique and wide-ranging history of humanitarian intervention examines responses to oppression, persecution and mass atrocities from the emergence of the international state system and international law in the late sixteenth century, to ...
Brendan Simms, D. J. B. Trim, 2011
7
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
How do international human rights and humanitarian law protect vulnerable individuals in times of peace and war?
René Provost, 2002
8
Humanitarian Intervention: The United Nations in an Evolving ...
Humanitarian Intervention is a detailed look at the historical development of constraints on the use of force and at incidents of humanitarian intervention prior to, during, and after the Cold War.
Sean D. Murphy, 1996
9
Condemned to Repeat?: The Paradox of Humanitarian Action
This book contains documents from the former Rwandan army and government that were found in the refugee camps after they were attacked in late 1996. This material illustrates how combatants manipulate humanitarian action to their benefit.
Fiona Terry, 2002
10
Implementing International Humanitarian Law: From the Ad Hoc ...
Implementing International Humanitarian Law examines the international humanitarian law rules and their application by the ad hoc tribunals with regard to the substantive laws of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ...
Yusuf Aksar, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMANITARIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humanitarian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Is there humanitarian complicity in the occupation of Palestine …
As the humanitarian crisis deepens for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, we at Doctors Without Borders are trying to heal their wounds ... «Middle East Eye, Jul 15»
2
UN humanitarian head appalled by catastrophic situation in Yemen
"It is disappointing that the humanitarian ceasefire has failed to hold over the weekend." He renewed the UN's call for all parties to the conflict to ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
3
Catchings wins Sports Humanitarian of the Year award - GoVolsXtra …
LOS ANGELES — The Chicago Bulls and WNBA player Tamika Catchings have been honored at the first Sports Humanitarian of the Year ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
4
Middleton Dentist given humanitarian award - Wicked Local Topsfield
The fellowship is the foundation's highest honor and represents humanitarian qualities such as generosity, compassion, and concern for the ... «Wicked Local Topsfield, Jul 15»
5
Russia's 32nd Donbass Humanitarian Aid Convoy Departs for Ukraine
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's 32nd humanitarian aid convoy for residents of Ukraine's crisis-hit southeast (Donbass) has left for Ukraine, the ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
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(Petra) |EU boosts humanitarian support for Syria crisis by €64 million
Amman, July 16 (Petra)--The European Union has increased its humanitarian response to the Syria crisis with an additional €64 million. A press release issued ... «Petra News Agency, Jul 15»
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'Humanitarian catastrophe' in Ukraine : News Headlines - Catholic …
Ukraine's humanitarian crisis has received relatively little international attention, Caritas Internationalis, the Church's confederation of relief and ... «Catholic Culture, Jul 15»
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UAE People & Politics: Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the …
Sheikha Lubna's UAE Committee for Coordination of Humanitarian Foreign Aid is an organisational masterpiece. Through this committee she ... «The National, Jul 15»
9
Just your daily reminder that Medicaid is a 'humanitarian … - Hot Air
Lastly, when it comes to overall care, Forbes' Avik Roy has described Medicaid as a “humanitarian catastrophe” in 2011. For starters, on ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
10
White House Calls For 'Humanitarian Gesture' From Iran Regarding …
“We think that this is a moment where Iran has a really important opportunity to make a humanitarian gesture and bring the Americans home,” ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»

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