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Humanist vs Classicist - What's the difference?

humanist | classicist |

As nouns the difference between humanist and classicist

is that humanist is humanist while classicist is a classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient greek and latin language and culture.

humanist

English

(wikipedia humanist)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities
  • a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism
  • (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • relating to humanism or the humanities
  • (typography, of a typeface) Resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the 19th-century grotesque typefaces.

    • Antonyms

    * nonhumanist ----

    classicist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient Greek and Latin language and culture.
  • A follower of classicism.