humanisticaladj.
/ˌhjuːməˈnɪstᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌhjuməˈnɪstᵻk(ə)l/ rare.
Of or relating to humanism; spec. = humanistic adj. 1.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > humanistic studies > [adjective] > relating to the Classics
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1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ I. 70 His [sc. Sir Thomas More's] Humanistical Pamphlets.
1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 107 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Master of Rhetorick and Poetry in the famous Trivial School of Humanistical Studies at Jena.
1844 F. J. L. Thimm Lit. Germany 213 After having finished his humanistical studies at Leipzig, he determined upon walking to Paris.
1994 T. Bradley Acting Alone xiii. 122 An all-out war on the humanistical socialists. That's what the scuttlebutt was.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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