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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 humanist
 人類學者,人道主義者,人文學者

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hu·man·ist , n.
 1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.
 2. One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite literature.
 3. One versed in knowledge of human nature.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 humanist
      adj 1: of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism; "the humanistic
             revival of learning" [syn: humanistic]
      2: of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and
         man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and
         scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the
         humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell
         Thomas [syn: humanistic]
      3: pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic
         studies"; "a humane education" [syn: humanistic, humane]
      4: 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,
          humanistic, humanitarian]
      n 1: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
      2: an advocate of the principles of humanism