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Humanity   /hjumˈænɪti/  /jumˈænɪti/   Listen
Humanity

noun
(pl. humanities)
1.
The quality of being humane.
2.
The quality of being human.  Synonyms: humanness, manhood.
3.
All of the living human inhabitants of the earth.  Synonyms: human beings, human race, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world.  "She always used 'humankind' because 'mankind' seemed to slight the women"






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"Humanity" Quotes from Famous Books



... today, charged with crime. It is because I believe as the revolutionary fathers believed in their day, that a change was due in the interests of the people, that the time had come for a better form of government, an improved system, a higher social order, a nobler humanity and a grander civilization. This minority that is so much misunderstood and so bitterly maligned, is in alliance with the forces of evolution, and as certain as I stand before you this afternoon, it is but a question of time until this minority will become the ...
— The Debs Decision • Scott Nearing

... who are shown into a room together, at a house where they are both visitors, will immediately find some conversation. But two Englishmen will probably go each to a different window, and remain in obstinate silence. Sir, we as yet do not enough understand the common rights of humanity.'" ...
— Life and Literature - Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, - and classified in alphabetical order • J. Purver Richardson

... grammarian in his place; and, among others, these old grammarians of Alexandria; only being sure that as soon as any man begins, as they did, displaying himself peacock-fashion, boasting of his science as the great pursuit of humanity, and insulting his fellow- craftsmen, he becomes, ipso facto, unable to discover any more truth for us, having put on a habit of mind to which induction is impossible; and is thenceforth to be passed by with a kindly but a pitying smile. And so, indeed, it happened with these ...
— Alexandria and her Schools • Charles Kingsley

... however, not been involved in a warfare. The word "same" is absolutely expletive; and by appearing to refer the reader to some foregoing clause, it not only loads the sentence, but renders it obscure. The word "to" is absurdly used for the word "in." A thing may be unknown to practitioners, as humanity and sincerity may be unknown to the practitioners of State-craft, and foresight, science, and harmony may have been unknown to the planners and practitioners of Continental Expeditions; but even "cheese-parings ...
— The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb, Vol. 5 • Edited by E. V. Lucas

... the Infinite" have been opened,—through nature, as by Wordsworth; through humanity ...
— The Chief End of Man • George S. Merriam


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