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humanistically

humanistically

7.7
In a way that focuses on people's values, culture, and social life
  • adverb
  • /hjuːˈmænɪstɪkli/
translation icon : humanísticamente
  • In her speech, she spoke humanistically about the importance of community and cultural understanding.
  • humanistically educated

Examples

  • The organization aims to promote humanistically driven policies that prioritize people's rights and well-being.

  • The manipulation of the Dark Triad person gets enabled from this humanistically kind Light Triad person.

  • Even if the doctors, nurses, and staff caring for him are intelligent, properly educated, humanistically motivated, and correct in the diagnosis, they are manipulated not only by the tyranny of technology but also by the rules established in their hospital.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The teacher approached each student humanistically, ensuring that their individual needs and feelings were recognized.

Antonyms

inhumanly
  • NSFW
1 7.4

In a way that shows no kindness or mercy

Surface Forms

humanistically positive

Morphology

humanistically = humanistic (transparent) = human + ist + ic + ally

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'humanistic' (human -> humanistic -> humanistically), so the manner meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Humanistically comes from the Latin word humanus, meaning 'human' or 'of people', with the parts -istic and -ally added to mean 'in a human way'. So, to do something humanistically in this sense is to think and act with human values, focusing on people, culture, or society.