Synonyms of the word

humanitarian

• adj. Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate.
• n. A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder.

benefactor

• n. Somebody who gives one a gift. Usually refers to someone who gives money to a charity or another form…

do-gooder

• n. (derogatory) One who advocates a certain course of action, often of political or social concern, with…

doctrine

• n. A belief or tenet, especially about philosophical or theological matters.
• n. The body of teachings of an ideology, most often a religion, or of an ideological or religious leader,…

helper

• n. One who helps; an aide.
• n. (Singapore) A person who does cleaning and cooking in a family, or in a market.

humane

• adj. Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
• adj. Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical…
• adj. Obsolete spelling of human.

humanist

• n. a scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
• n. a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.
• n. (historical) In the Renaissance, a scholar of Greek and Roman classics.
• adj. relating to humanism or the humanities.
• adj. (typography, of a typeface) Resembling classical handwritten monumental Roman letters rather than the…

humanistic

• adj. Of or pertaining to humanism.

improver

• n. Something that, or someone who, improves something.
• n. (obsolete) Specifically, a person who improves land or property, a landscaper.
• n. One who improves his or her performance, one who shows improvement (of individuals or groups).
• n. A substance added to cause improvement (especially to a foodstuff).

ism

• n. An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
• n. Specifically, a form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.

philosophy

• n. (uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom.
• n. (uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism.
• n. (countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
• n. (countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain.
• n. (countable) A general principle (usually moral).
• n. (archaic) A broader branch of (non-applied) science.
• n. (French printing, dated) Synonym of small pica.
• v. (now rare) To philosophize.