humanitarianism

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /hjuˌmænɪˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm/ UK /hjuːˌmænɪˈteərɪəˌnɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the practice or doctrine of promoting human welfare and reducing suffering

Her lifelong humanitarianism took her to refugee camps on three continents.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the practice or doctrine of... philanthropy altruism benevolence charityhumanismcompassion

Opposites

misanthropy selfishness cruelty

Word family

Related forms humanitarian humanity human

Etymology

From humanitarian + -ism; humanitarian derives from Latin humanitas ('human nature, kindness'), from humanus ('of mankind'), from homo ('human').

humanitas Latin humanus Latin homo Latin

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# humanitarianism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /hjuˌmænɪˈtɛriəˌnɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /hjuːˌmænɪˈteərɪəˌnɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. the practice or doctrine of promoting human welfare and reducing suffering

## Examples
- Her lifelong humanitarianism took her to refugee camps on three continents.

## Synonyms
- philanthropy
- altruism
- benevolence
- charity
- humanism
- compassion

## Antonyms
- misanthropy
- selfishness
- cruelty

## Related Forms
- humanitarian
- humanity
- human

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: humanitas
- Root: humanus
- Root: homo

## Etymology
From humanitarian + -ism; humanitarian derives from Latin humanitas ('human nature, kindness'), from humanus ('of mankind'), from homo ('human').

## AI Etymology
Humanitarianism comes from humanitarian + -ism; humanitarian derives from Latin humanitas ('human nature, kindness'), from humanus ('of mankind'), from homo ('human'). The etymological trail includes Latin humanitas, Latin humanus, and Latin homo. As a noun, humanitarianism means the practice or doctrine of promoting human welfare and reducing suffering. The same family is visible in related forms such as humanitarian, humanity, and human. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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