Humanismus

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Etymology

Coined by German philosopher and theologian Friedrich Immanuel Niethammer in 1808.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /humaˈnɪsmʊs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪsmʊs

Noun

Humanismus m (strong, genitive Humanismus, no plural)

  1. humanism
    • 1930, Paul Joachimsen, “Der Humanismus und die Entwicklung des deutschen Geistes”, in Deutsche Vierteljahrsschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Geistesgeschichte, 8, page 419:
      Humanismus soll eine geistige Bewegung sein, die in einem Drang nach Wiederbelebung des klassischen Altertums wurzelt.
      Humanism shall be a spiritual movement that is rooted in an urge for the revival of the classical antiquity.

Declension

Declension of Humanismus
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Humanismus
genitive eines des Humanismus
dative einem dem Humanismus
accusative einen den Humanismus

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