SECULAR HUMANISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does secular humanism mean? 

• SECULAR HUMANISM (noun)
  The noun SECULAR HUMANISM has 1 sense:

1. the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural

  Familiarity information: SECULAR HUMANISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECULAR HUMANISM (noun)

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Meaning:

The doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

humanism; secular humanism

Hypernyms ("secular humanism" is a kind of...):

doctrine; ism; philosophical system; philosophy; school of thought (a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)