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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, a.
     1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to
        humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's
        nature.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward
        man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing
        in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural
        aid.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, n. [From Humanity.]
     1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of
        Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human
        relations and affections, to the exclusion or
        disparagement of the religious or spiritual.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of
        humans and human societies; a philanthropist.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, n. [From Humanity.]
     1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of
        Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.
  
     2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human
        relations and affections, to the exclusion or
        disparagement of the religious or spiritual.
  
     3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of
        his kind; a philanthropist. [Recent]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, a.
     1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to
        humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's
        nature.
  
     2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward
        man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing
        in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural
        aid.
  
     3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  humanitarian
       adj 1: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare;
              "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for
              humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard
              for all members of our species" [syn: human-centered,
               human-centred, humanist, humanistic]
       2: of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism;
          "humanitarian aid"
       n : someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to
           social reforms [syn: do-gooder, improver]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  humanitarian
     Αγγλικά a.
     ανθρωπιστικός, φιλανθρωπικός (που αναφέρεται στην προσφορά στο
  συνάνθρωπο)
     Αγγλικά n.
     ανθρωπιστής, φιλάνθρωπος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  humanitarian
     a.
     1 concern#Verb with person's welfare, and the alleviation of
  suffering#Noun; compassionate, humane.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) Of or pertaining to the belief that Jesus
  Christ is fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=relating to
  humanism)
     n.
     1 A person concern#Verb with person's welfare; a do-gooder or
  philanthropist.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) One who believes that Jesus Christ is
  fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=a person
  who believes in the philosophy of humanism)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  humanitarian
     a.
     1 concern#Verb with person's welfare, and the alleviation of
  suffering#Noun; compassionate, humane.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) Of or pertaining to the belief that Jesus
  Christ is fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=relating to
  humanism)
     n.
     1 A person concern#Verb with person's welfare; a do-gooder or
  philanthropist.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) One who believes that Jesus Christ is
  fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=a person
  who believes in the philosophy of humanism)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  humanitarian
     a.
     1 concern#Verb with person's welfare, and the alleviation of
  suffering#Noun; compassionate, humane.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) Of or pertaining to the belief that Jesus
  Christ is fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=relating to
  humanism)
     n.
     1 A person concern#Verb with person's welfare; a do-gooder or
  philanthropist.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) One who believes that Jesus Christ is
  fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=a person
  who believes in the philosophy of humanism)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  humanitarian
     a.
     1 concern#Verb with person's welfare, and the alleviation of
  suffering#Noun; compassionate, humane.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) Of or pertaining to the belief that Jesus
  Christ is fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=relating to
  humanism)
     n.
     1 A person concern#Verb with person's welfare; a do-gooder or
  philanthropist.
     2 (lb en Christianity rare) One who believes that Jesus Christ is
  fully human and not divine#Adjective.
     3 (lb en philosophy historical) (synonym of en humanist t=a person
  who believes in the philosophy of humanism)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  humanitarian
     Englanti a.
     humanitaarinen, humanitäärinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  humanitarian
     Engelska a.
     humanitär, människovänlig
     Engelska n.
     människovän, filantrop

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Humanitarian /hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈeəɹiən/
  إنساني

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  humanitarian //hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən// //hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// //ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// /[-ɛə.ɹi.ən]/ 
  хуманен, човечен
  concerned with people's welfare

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  humanitarian //hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən// //hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// //ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// /[-ɛə.ɹi.ən]/ 
  хуманист
  person with humanitarian concerns

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  humanitarian /hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈeəɹiən/ 
  humanitární

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  humanitarian /hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈeəɹiən/
  humanitär 
   see: humanitarian aid
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  humanitarian //hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən// //hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// //ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// /[-ɛə.ɹi.ən]/ 
  humanitaarinen
  concerned with people's welfare

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  humanitarian /hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈeəɹiən/ 
  1. परोपकारी
        "मदेर तेरेसा"Humanitarian' थी जो जीवनपर्यन्त अनाथ बच्चों की सेवा की."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  humanitarian /hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈeəɹiən/
  humanitarne, humanitarni, humanitarnih, humanitranim

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  humanitarian //hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən// //hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// //ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// /[-ɛə.ɹi.ən]/ 
  人道主義的
  concerned with people's welfare

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  humanitarian //hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən// //hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// //ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// /[-ɛə.ɹi.ən]/ 
  人道主義者
  person with humanitarian concerns

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  humanitarian /hju:ˌmænɪˈteərɪən/
  I.    humanitarny
  II.    wyznawca humanitaryzmu

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  humanitarian //hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən// //hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// //ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// /[-ɛə.ɹi.ən]/ 
  humanitär
  concerned with people's welfare

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  humanitarian //hjuˌmæ.nəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən// //hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// //ˌhjuː.mæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən// /[-ɛə.ɹi.ən]/ 
  människovän
  person with humanitarian concerns

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  humanitarian /hjˌuːmɐnɪtˈeəɹiən/
  1. insaniyetperver, hayır seven, insancı, insani
  2. yardımsever kimse. humanitarianism  hayırseverlik.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌhjuˌmænəˈtɛɹiən/, /ˌjuˌmænəˈtɛɹiən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "humanitarian":
     Robin Hood, almoner, almsgiver, almsgiving, altruistic, benefactor,
     beneficent, benevolent, benevolist, bighearted, charitable,
     do-gooder, eleemosynary, freehearted, generous, good, greathearted,
     human, humane, largehearted, philanthropic, philanthropist,
     power for good, social worker, welfare, welfare statist,
     welfare worker, welfarist, well-doer
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者;
  a. 人道主义的,博爱的,相信基督为凡人的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
     a. 人道主义的,博爱的,相信基督为凡人的

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