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Latvian
Etymology
From humāns (“humane, compassionate”) + -ists. Probably not formed as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from some other European language.
Pronunciation
Noun
humānists m (1st declension, feminine form: humāniste)
- (philosophy) (male) humanist (a supporter or follower of humanism; someone whose actions express humanism)
- pret 18. gadsimta dzimtbūšanas brēcošajām nejēdzībām Latvijā kaislīgi uzstājās vācu humānists Garlībs Merķelis ― the German humanist Garlieb Merkel spoke passionately about the flagrant absurdities of 18th-century serfdom in Latvia
- izcelt cilvēkā labo, skaisto vienmēr tiekušies visi lielie mākslinieki humānisti ― all the great humanist artists strove to elevate / highlight the good, the beautiful in man
Declension
Declension of humānists (1st declension)