The difference between Faith and Humanism

When used as nouns, faith means the process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation, whereas humanism means the study of the humanities or the liberal arts.

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  1. Faith as a noun:

    The process of forming or understanding abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience or observation.

    Examples:

    "I have faith that my prayers will be answered."

    "I have faith in the healing power of crystals."

  2. Faith as a noun:

    A religious belief system.

    Examples:

    "The Christian faith."

  3. Faith as a noun:

    An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.

    Examples:

    "He acted in good faith to restore broken diplomatic ties after defeating the incumbent."

  4. Faith as a noun:

    A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal.

    Examples:

    "I have faith in the goodness of my fellow man."

    "You need to have faith in yourself, that you can overcome your shortcomings and become a good person."

  5. Faith as a noun (obsolete):

    Credibility or truth.

  1. Humanism as a noun:

    The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.

  2. Humanism as a noun (historical, often capitalized):

    Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to Classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance.

  3. Humanism as a noun:

    An ethical system that centers on humans and their values, needs, interests, abilities, dignity and freedom; especially used for a secular one which rejects theistic religion and superstition.

  4. Humanism as a noun:

    Humanitarianism, philanthropy.

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