Hu‐man′i‐ta″ri‐an‐ism (?), n. 1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.
2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.