man of letters vs humanist

humanist vs man of letters

man of letters and humanist both are nouns.

man of letters is not an adjective while humanist is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
man of letters	Yes	No	No	No
humanist	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, humanist is a hypernym of man of letters; that is, humanist is a word with a broader meaning than man of letters:

man of letters: a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities
humanist: a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts

man of letters (noun)	humanist (noun)
a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities	a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
	an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

man of letters (adjective)	humanist (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 man of letters and humanist

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