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The article for

Humanist

der Humanist

Humanist is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Humanisten

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Why is it der Humanist?

Humanist ends in -ist, and nouns ending in -ist are masculine: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -ist
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Meaning

[1] supporters of the worldview of humanism

[1] Anhänger der Weltanschauung des Humanismus

[2] Representative of Renaissance humanism

[2] Vertreter des Renaissance-Humanismus

[3] Someone who has humanistic schooling

[3] jemand, der über eine humanistische Schulbildung verfügt

Examples

[1] Humanists believe in human dignity

[1] Humanisten glauben an die Würde des Menschen.

[2] Erasmus was a great humanist.

[2] Erasmus war ein großer Humanist.
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[3] Many humanists understand ancient Greek

[3] Viele Humanisten verstehen Altgriechisch.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Humanist die Humanisten
Genitiv des Humanisten der Humanisten
Dativ dem Humanisten den Humanisten
Akkusativ den Humanisten die Humanisten

Pronunciation

In context

[1, 2] Erasmus von Rotterdam → WP, ein bedeutender Humanist der Renaissance
[1, 2] Erasmus von Rotterdam → WP, ein bedeutender Humanist der Renaissance Wikimedia Commons

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