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

 hu·man·i·tar·i·an /hjuˌmænəˈtɛriən, ju-/
 人道主義者,博愛者,基督凡人論者(a.)人道主義的,博愛的,相信基督為凡人的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hu·man·i·ta·ri·an, n.
 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 humans and human societies; a philanthropist.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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

 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]