Usage Note
Humanista is common gender: el/la humanista. As a noun it denotes a scholar of the humanities or a follower of humanism; as an adjective (valores humanistas) it means humanistic. The Renaissance humanists are called los humanistas del Renacimiento. Do not confuse with humanitario (humanitarian), which implies charitable action.
Examples
"Era un humanista con profundo conocimiento del latín."
Natural Translation
He was a humanist with deep knowledge of Latin.
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