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humanitarianism

noun

  1. belief in the value of human life and in actively assisting other humans to improve conditions of humanity
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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.

  1. A humanitarian philosophy or practice.