umanesimo
English meaning: Humanism (Renaissance philosophical movement)
Italian Definition
(Italiano)Il movimento intellettuale originario dell'Italia del XIV secolo che pose l'essere umano e le sue capacità razionali al centro del pensiero.
English Definition
The intellectual movement originating in 14th-century Italy that placed human beings and their rational capacities at the center of thought, reviving classical Greek and Roman learning. Italian humanists (Petrarch, Boccaccio, Pico della Mirandola) challenged medieval scholasticism, promoted secular education, and prepared the Renaissance. Humanism is the foundation of modern liberal education.
Example
“L'umanesimo italiano del XIV-XV secolo ha posto le basi del pensiero moderno e del Rinascimento.”
In English: “Italian humanism of the 14th–15th centuries laid the foundations of modern thought and the Renaissance.”
Synonyms
- umanesimo rinascimentale
- studia humanitatis
Antonyms / Opposites
- scolasticismo
- teocentrismo
Literary Heritage
“Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, ché la diritta via era smarrita.”
“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a dark forest, for the straightforward pathway had been lost.”
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Language information
- Language
- Italiano
- Italian
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Romance
- Speakers
- 70M