humanitarianism Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
    humanism.

WordNet

Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an*ism noun
Definitions
  1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.
  2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.

Webster 1913