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humanity(dictionary)
humanity(dictionary)

humanity (iou)



humanity noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French humanite from Latin humanitas, from humanus: see HUMAN, -ITY.]
I. Rel. to HUMAN.
The quality, condition, or fact of being human. LME.
New York Voice They denounced slavery as a sin, asserted the humanity of the blacks.
b. In pl. Human attributes. Also, human affairs. E19.
The human race; human beings collectively. LME.
Observer Most of humanity is sensitive about apartheid because most of humanity is black. P. Lively The trams so loaded with humanity that they looked like a beeswarm.
II. Rel. to HUMANE.
The quality of being humane; kindness, benevolence. LME.
G. M. Trevelyan The sentiment of humanity was now a great force in politics. T. Keneally For his humanity he had been honoured by the Israeli government.
b. An act of humanity. Usu. in pl. Now rare. L16.
Learning or literature concerned with human culture, esp. (now in pl.) the branch of knowledge that deals with the Latin and Greek classics; sing. (in Scottish universities) Latin as a subject of study. L15.
R. Hayman Law students at Prague were obliged to devote one term to the humanities. Z. Medvedev The humanitiesphilosophy, history, law, literature, linguistics, etc.remained in the old university buildings.