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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.
Irving Babbitt

Meaning of "humanitarianism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HUMANITARIANISM

humanitarianism  [hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUMANITARIANISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Humanitarianism is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES HUMANITARIANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

humanitarianism

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 humanitarianism in the English dictionary

The first definition of humanitarianism in the dictionary is humanitarian principles. Other definition of humanitarianism is the doctrine that man's duty is to strive to promote the welfare of mankind. Humanitarianism is also the doctrine that man can achieve perfection through his own resources.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUMANITARIANISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
shamanism
ˈʃæməˌnɪzəm
urbanism
ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUMANITARIANISM

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUMANITARIANISM

authoritarianism
Confucianism
coping mechanism
defence mechanism
equestrianism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
feminism
hooliganism
lesbianism
libertarianism
Lutheranism
New Urbanism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
support mechanism
totalitarianism
unitarianism
utopianism
veganism
volcanism

Synonyms and antonyms of humanitarianism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUMANITARIANISM»

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

Translation of «humanitarianism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUMANITARIANISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

人道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humanitarismo
570 millions of speakers

English

humanitarianism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानवतावाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإنسانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гуманизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humanitarismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খ্রিস্টকে কেবল মনুষ্যরূপে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humanitarisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemanusiaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Humanität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

人道主義
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

인도주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamanungsanisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân đạo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதாபிமானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानवतावाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

insancıllık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

umanitarismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

humanitaryzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гуманізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umanitarism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθρωπισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

humanisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

humanitarianism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

humanisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of humanitarianism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMANITARIANISM»

The term «humanitarianism» is regularly used and occupies the 62.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUMANITARIANISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «humanitarianism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «humanitarianism» 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 humanitarianism

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3 QUOTES WITH «HUMANITARIANISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word humanitarianism.
1
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.
2
Christopher Dawson
Yet humanitarianism is not a purely Christian movement any more than it is a purely humanist one.
3
Adolf Hitler
Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUMANITARIANISM»

Discover the use of humanitarianism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to humanitarianism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Humanitarianism in Question: Politics, Power, Ethics
Years of tremendous growth in response to complex emergencies have left a mark on the humanitarian sector. Various matters that once seemed settled are now subjects of intense debate. What is humanitarianism?
Michael Barnett, Thomas G. Weiss, 2008
2
A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis
Timely and controversial, A Bed for the Night reveals how humanitarian organizations trying to bring relief in an ever more violent and dangerous world are often betrayed and misused, and have increasingly lost sight of their purpose.
David Rieff, 2013
3
Empire of Humanity: A History of Humanitarianism
From the 19th-century abolitionist movement to today's NGOs, a critical account of humanitarianism in world politics.
Michael N. Barnett, 2011
4
Celebrity Humanitarianism: The Ideology of Global Charity
"This book examines the new phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism arguing that legitimates neoliberal capitalism and global inequality"--
Ilan Kapoor, 2012
5
Humanitarianism and Modern Culture
"An examination of humanitarianism in Western society. Argues that humanitarianism has become a staple part of modern media and celebrity culture."--Provided by publisher.
Keith Tester, 2010
6
Humanitarianism Under Fire: The US and UN Intervention in ...
Humanitarianism Under Fire is a candid, detailed historical and political narrative of this remarkably complicated intervention that was one of the first cases of multilateral action in the post-Cold War era.
Ken Rutherford, 2008
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The Dark Sides of Virtue: Reassessing International ...
Rooted in Kennedy's own experience in numerous humanitarian efforts, the book examines campaigns for human rights, refugee protection, economic development, and for humanitarian limits to the conduct of war.
David Kennedy, 2011
8
Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism
Collectively, the chapters in this volume comprise an original and authoritative account of religion has reshaped the global humanitarian movement in recent times.
Michael Barnett, Janice Stein, 2012
9
Casualties of Care: Immigration and the Politics of ...
This book explores the unintended consequences of compassion in the world of immigration politics.
Miriam I. Ticktin, 2011
10
Rights in Exile: Janus-faced Humanitarianism
But it is the refugees themselves who could benefit the most if these actors absorb its lessons and apply them. Guglielmo Verdirameis a Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College.
Guglielmo Verdirame, Barbara E. Harrell-Bond, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUMANITARIANISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term humanitarianism is used in the context of the following news items.
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​This is what looks like when you print out Wikipedia - CBS News
Volume 3030 starts at "Hulk (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)," referring to an edgy cartoon for adults, and runs through "Humanitarianism in Africa. «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
The true lesson of Sugihara's heroism missed | The Japan Times
But as the former Nazi ally, and a country that waged the Pacific War in a criminal fashion I don't accept that Sugihara's humanitarianism ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
3
Aaron Lazare, former head of UMass Medical School, dies at 79 …
Together with his wife, Louise, he received a humanitarianism award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Dr. Lazare received ... «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
4
"Tamil people must attain self-rule" - Northern Province Chief Minister
“Several of my Sinhalese friends asked how I, with my interest in humanitarianism and spirituality, could have allowed such a resolution to pass. To that I replied ... «Tamil Guardian, Jul 15»
5
New books from UC Davis cover bears to Beethoven :: UC Davis …
“Bread from Stones: The Middle East & The Making of Modern Humanitarianism” by Keith David Watenpaugh (UC Press, $34.95, 272 pages). «UC Davis, Jul 15»
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Doctors of the World campaign invites donors to make a child cry - to …
Humanitarianism involves hard choices but making children cry when we treat them is not a hard choice. In fact it may be the easiest decisions ... «UK Fundraising, Jul 15»
7
Inaugural education weekend in Oxford, England, begins Friday …
... we have talks on topics ranging from gospel principles to history, literature, science, media, education, humanitarianism, business and more. «Deseret News, Jul 15»
8
'Our Man in Charleston,' by Christopher Dickey - The New York Times
... wrote about years ago, who insisted that British abolition was entirely motivated by humanitarianism and had nothing to do with self-interest. «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
100 Lives opens nomination period for new global humanitarian …
All of them are accomplished in a diverse range of fields, but are united in their commitment to the principles of humanitarianism. “We are ... «Aysor, Jul 15»
10
Why Muslim refugees are no longer treated as human beings
International humanitarianism cannot overcome national sovereignties. If Greece eventually collapses, what will we do with millions of Greek ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Humanitarianism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/humanitarianism>. May 2024 ».
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