humanitarianism
noun
- belief in the value of human life and in actively assisting other humans to improve conditions of humanity
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English humanitarian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English humanitarianism From humanitarian + -ism.
- A humanitarian philosophy or practice.