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humanitarianism

hu·man·i·tar·i·an·ism [ hyoo mànni térree ə nìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. desire to help others: a commitment to improving the lives of other people

2. belief in duty to help humanity: the philosophical doctrine holding that it is a human being's duty to improve the lives of other people

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