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Definition of Humanitarian

1. Noun. Someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms.

2. Adjective. Marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare. "Respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"

3. Noun. An advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans.

4. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism. "Humanitarian aid"

Definition of Humanitarian

1. a. Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's nature.

2. n. One who denies the divinity of Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.

Definition of Humanitarian

1. Adjective. Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate. ¹

2. Noun. A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Humanitarian

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Humanitarian

humanisations humanise humanised humaniser humanisers humanises humanising humanism humanisms humanist

humanistic humanistic discipline humanistic psychology humanistically humanists humanitarian (current term) humanitarian intervention humanitarian interventions humanitarianism humanitarianisms

humanitarians humanitian humanitians humanities humanity humanization humanizations humanize humanized humanizer

Literary usage of Humanitarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Box 5.4 MAJOR INTERNATIONAL humanitarian AGENCIES The United Nations Various UN specialized agencies were founded in the post-World War II period to assist ..."

2. Renewing the United Nations System by Erskine Childers (1999)
"There is, however, a new and increasingly urgent problem of security that affects the very viability of humanitarian emergency operations, and therefore ..."

3. Norway by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Assistance Committee (1996)
"B. Emergency relief and humanitarian support Norway's response to the increasing number ... The rapid build-up of a specialised humanitarian and emergency ..."

4. The development of the English novel by Wilbur Lucius Cross (1899)
"2. diaries Dickens and the humanitarian Novel The humanitarian novel, with which the name of i Dickens is preeminently associated after the publica- ' tion ..."

5. Intervention in International Law by Ellery Cory Stowell (1921)
"In one hundred articles, provision is made for carrying out these humanitarian aims of the signatory powers. This important convention has been of great ..."

6. Dead Silence: The Legacy of Human Rights Abuses in Punjab by Human Rights Watch/Asia, Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1994)
"VIOLATIONS OF humanitarian LAW BY MILITANTS ... violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. ..."

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