Humanity

Definition of Humanity

Hu`man´i`ty

n.	1.	The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.
	2.	Mankind collectively; the human race. But hearing oftentimes The still, and music humanity. - Wordsworth. It is a debt we owe to humanity. - S. S. Smith.
	3.	The quality of being humane; the kind feelings, dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness.
	4.	Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature. Polished with humanity and the study of witty science. - Holland.
	5.	The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.

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