Humanitarianism

[hjuː,mænɪ'teərɪənɪzəm] or [hjʊ,mænə'tɛrɪənɪzəm]

(noun.) the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare.

Checker: Wayne--From WordNet

(n.) The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.

(n.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.

Checker: Selma

There had been so much humanitarianism, so much talk of sufferings and feelings. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

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