humanist vs classical scholar

classical scholar vs humanist

humanist and classical scholar both are nouns.

humanist is an adjective but classical scholar is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
humanist	Yes	Yes	No	No
classical scholar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, classical scholar is a hyponym of humanist; that is, classical scholar is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humanist:

humanist: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
classical scholar: a student of ancient Greek and Latin

Other hyponyms of humanist include classicist, man of letters, philologist, philologue.

humanist (noun)	classical scholar (noun)
a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts	a student of ancient Greek and Latin
an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

humanist (adjective)	classical scholar (adjective)
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

Difference between humanist and classical scholar

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