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humanitarian

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"Aid-minded person"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aaahiimnnrtuStarts with HEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Concerned with human welfare and relief from suffering.

Word origin

From humanity + -arian (suffix indicating an advocate of or believer in something), possibly modelled after Unitarian (“Christian who does not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity; pertaining to Unitarianism”) (see noun sense 2 and verb sense 2).

Used in a sentence

  • So far as the followers of Jesus have woven the humanitarian teachings of their master into the living fibre of their own daily lives, the Christian religion has been a blessing and a civilizer.
  • But though personified, the function of Wisdom is mainly humanitarian: her delights are with the sons of men (Prov[erbs] viii. 31, 32).
  • There are three divisions into which the purposes of the hospital may be classed: Humanitarian, educational and scientific. The humanitarian relates to the care of the sick.

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