how to pronounce humanism

/ˈhjuməˌnɪzəm/

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humanism is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of humanism in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… so in this sense is a humanism, that is to say that it is a cause that …”

meanings of humanism

noun:

Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.
Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.

humanism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word humanism occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics humanism can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that humanism can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;