anti-humanist
adjective
social sciencespecialized(alsoantihumanist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈhjuː.mə.nɪst/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈhjuː.mə.nɪst//ˌæn.t̬iˈjuː.mə.nɪst//ˌæn.taɪˈhjuː.mə.nɪst//ˌæn.taɪˈjuː.mə.nɪst/opposedto theideathatpeoplecan make goodchoicesand thattheirspiritualandemotionalneedscan besatisfiedwithoutgodorreligion:
He is an anti-humanistphilosopher.
an antihumanistcritique
Compare
humanistadjective
- Histhinkingis anti-humanist.
- Hisearlierfilmsdealtwith theprotectionof theselfagainstexternal, anti-humanistforces.
- This anti-humanisttendencywas acharacteristicofavant-gardearchitecturalpracticesof the late twentiethcentury.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- antichrist
- apophatic
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- faithlessness
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- non-churchgoer
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted
anti-humanist
noun[C]
social sciencespecialized(alsoantihumanist)uk/ˌæn.tiˈhjuː.mə.nɪst/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈhjuː.mə.nɪst//ˌæn.t̬iˈjuː.mə.nɪst//ˌæn.taɪˈhjuː.mə.nɪst//ˌæn.taɪˈjuː.mə.nɪst/someone who isopposedto theideathatpeoplecan make goodchoicesand thattheirspiritualandemotionalneedscan besatisfiedwithoutgodorreligion:
He was an anti-humanist,convincedof humanity'sirrelevance.
Hecharacterizeshimself as aradicalantihumanist.
Compare
humanistnoun
- Heremainedan anti-humanist all hislife.
- Thesesoundlike thethoughtsof a neo-classical anti-humanist.
- Antihumanists arecriticalofattemptstoelevatethecapacityofreason.
- For some antihumanists thistheorydoes notwork.
Religious people: believers & non-believers
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- antichrist
- apophatic
- evolutionist
- faithful
- faithless
- faithlessly
- faithlessness
- monotheist
- mystic
- non-believer
- non-Christian
- non-churchgoer
- theistic
- unbelief
- unbeliever
- unbelieving
- unconverted