SG Heritage Dictionary

Humanist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A professor of grammar and rhetoric; a philologist; a term used in the universities of Scotland.

2. One versed in the knowledge of human nature.

Humanist [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.

2. One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature.

3. One versed in knowledge of human nature.

Humanistic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion.

2. Pertaining to polite kiterature.