From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Humanistic \Hu'man*is"tic\, adjective
1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion. --Caird.
2. Pertaining to polite literature. --M. Arnold.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas [syn: {humanist}]
2: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic revival of learning" [syn: {humanist}]
3: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education" [syn: {humanist}, {humane}]
4: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species" [syn: {human-centered}, {human-centred}, {humanist}, {humanitarian}]
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