Humanitarian — Hu*man i*ta ri*an, a. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ s nature. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward man; ethical, as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humanitarian — index benefactor, benevolent, charitable (lenient), donor, good Samaritan, humane, liberal (generou … Law dictionary
humanitarian — [adj] giving, compassionate altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, charitable, eleemosynary, generous, good, humane, idealistic, kindly, philanthropic, public spirited; concept 542 Ant. egoistic, egotistic, inhumanitarian, uncompassionate, ungiving… … New thesaurus
humanitarian — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare. ► NOUN ▪ a humanitarian person. DERIVATIVES humanitarianism noun … English terms dictionary
humanitarian — 1794 (n.) in the theological sense one who affirms the humanity of Christ but denies his pre existence and divinity, from humanity + suffix from unitarian, etc.; see HUMANISM (Cf. humanism). Meaning “philanthropist, one who advocates or… … Etymology dictionary
humanitarian — humane, benevolent, philanthropic, eleemosynary, *charitable, altruistic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
humanitarian — [hyo͞o man΄ə ter′ē ən, yo͞oman΄ə ter′ē ən] n. 1. a person devoted to promoting the welfare of humanity, esp. through the elimination of pain and suffering; philanthropist 2. an adherent of HUMANITARIANISM (sense 2) adj. 1. helping humanity 2. of… … English World dictionary
humanitarian — I UK [hjuːˌmænɪˈteərɪən] / US [hjuˌmænɪˈterɪən] adjective a) relating to efforts to help people who are living in very bad conditions and are suffering because of a war, flood, earthquake etc humanitarian aid/supplies/relief (= food, clothes,… … English dictionary
humanitarian — hu|man|i|tar|i|an1 [ hju,mænı teriən ] adjective relating to people who live in very bad conditions and to other people s efforts to help them: humanitarian aid/supplies/relief (=food, clothes, medicine and shelter): Humanitarian relief efforts… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
humanitarian — [[t]hjuːmæ̱nɪte͟əriən[/t]] humanitarians ADJ: usu ADJ n If a person or society has humanitarian ideas or behaviour, they try to avoid making people suffer or they help people who are suffering. Air bombardment raised criticism on the humanitarian … English dictionary
