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Meanings of humanitarianism in English

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humanitarisme

The doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare.

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        humanitarisme

        Belief in the value of human life and in actively assisting other humans to improve conditions of humanity.

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                Usage of humanitarianism in English
                1
                SOME weeks ago I suggested that humanitarianism and humanism are religions apart.
                The Irish Times
                2
                The whole façade of humanitarianism from the Constitution onward to the present.
                The illuminatus! trilogy
                3
                The following letter to Cottle is an amusing sample of that humanitarianism.
                Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1
                4
                Indeed, all his thinking was governed by his eager and generous humanitarianism.
                Sydney Smith
                5
                Dee will forever be noted for her influence on entertainment and humanitarianism.
                Ebony
                6
                This mere belief in bodily humanitarianism is not sentimental; it is simply snobbish.
                Tremendous Trifles
                7
                It's an immediate humanitarianism, without aims or conclusions, that overwhelms me right now.
                The book of disquiet
                8
                Here we are on the bed-rock of their ideas of justice and humanitarianism.
                What Germany Thinks; Or, The War as Germans see it
                9
                Notice that this employment will in the fullest degree combine sport with humanitarianism.
                All Things Considered
                10
                Philosophy and humanitarianism brought on the war of North and South.
                The Parts Men Play
                11
                Those movements which had their inspiration in a genuine humanitarianism achieved great good.
                The Armies of Labor: A Chronicle of the Organized Wage-Earners
                12
                A source says about Nyong's romance with the 36-year-old, She loves his humanitarianism.
                Ebony
                13
                Unfortunately, humanitarianism does not allow the lash without reference to head-quarters.
                To The Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. II
                14
                Greeley's humanitarianism was not always proof against the irritations of life.
                Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2
                15
                Miliband seems to dismiss the notion that humanitarianism is only about saving lives.
                The Guardian
                16
                The liberal movement in religion was characterized in its early period by its humanitarianism.
                Unitarianism in America: A History of its Origin and Development
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