Renaissance vs Humanism - What's the difference?
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A rebirth or revival.
(historic) The transition period between medieval and modern times, the Renaissance.
The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
(historical, often capitalized) 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.
* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 575:
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.
Humanitarianism, philanthropy.
As nouns the difference between renaissance and humanism
is that renaissance is a rebirth or revival while humanism is the study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.As a proper noun Renaissance
is the 14th century revival of classical art, architecture, literature and learning that originated in Italy and spread throughout Europe over the following two centuries.As an adjective Renaissance
is of, or relating to the Renaissance.renaissance
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(en-noun)- There were good reasons for humanism and the Renaissance to take their origins from fourteenth-century Italy.
