[f. human a. + -ism, after humanist. Cf. Ger. humanismus.] †
1. Belief in the mere humanity of Christ
2. The character or quality of being human; devotion to human interests.
3. Any system of thought or action which is concerned with merely human interests (as distinguished from divine), or with those of the human race in general (as distinguished from individual); the ‘Religion of Humanity’.

"Humanism." Oxford English Dictionary. N.d. Oxford English Dictionary Online. Web. 3 May 2015.
--Marissa