humanist (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[humanist 词源字典]
1580s, "student of the classical humanities," from Middle French humaniste (16c.), formed on model of Italian umanista "student of human affairs or human nature," coined by Italian poet Lodovicio Ariosto (1474-1533), from Latin humanus “human” (see human; also see humanism). Philosophical sense is from 1903.[humanist etymology, humanist origin, 英语词源]