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hominism

noun

  1. An entirely human world-view, with no elements that do not reflect human senses and experience, especially with the belief that this is all human beings are capable of.

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    But excessive hominism has not only the defect of seeing man as the central point of the Universe, upon which everything turns: from the human standpoint it sets too high a value on man himself, and regards him solely from its subjective aspect.

  2. An aggressive and utilitarian stance toward the world, characterized by anthropocentrism and cold objectivity.

    countable, uncountable

    Humanism needs the Christian faith lest it reduce man to a thing and become what MacGregor calls hominism.

  3. A biblically-based love of humanity, as opposed to secular humanism.

    countable, uncountable

    The author sets out with the idea that the Bible does not claim to be a statement of the doctrines of physical science; that the revelation in the Bible is purely moral and spiritual in its nature and purpose; that the truth to be revealed formed no part of the original constitution of the universe, but must be from above; and yet that in order to become potent in the life of man it must become part of human intellection. A process, which the author calls "hominism" is needed.

Where it comes from

From Latin homo (β€œman”) + -ism, to avoid confusion with humanism, already taken in established meanings. Some senses were first invented in German Hominismus.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry hominism (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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