humanitasn.
/hjuːˈmanᵻtas/, /hjuːˈmanᵻtɑːs/, U.S. /hjuˈmænəˌtɑs/ Humanity. Chiefly in intellectual contexts, often with the implication of humane learning or culture, or a humanistic approach to the problems of the human condition.
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the world > people > [noun] > quality or state of being human
mannishnesseOE
mannishlaikc1175
manhoodc1225
manheadc1230
manliheada1325
humanitya1425
human condition?1566
humanness1694
humanism1836
humanhood1847
human situation1878
humanitas1896
being-with1956
society > society and the community > social attitudes > philanthropy > [noun]
philanthropia1608
philanthropy1623
philanthropism1835
humanism1836
Samaritanism1843
humanitarianism1850
humanitas1944
1896 Publ. Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer. 11 155 He cannot too often reiterate his faith that literature must be..morally uplifting, that it must contribute to the development of humanitas in society.
1922 Eng. Jrnl. 11 7 The old tradition of humanitas has been enriched, not canceled, by the sciences, natural and social.
1944 Atlantic Nov. 73 Philosophers of the ancient world would consider these to be strange limitations..upon the spiritual jurisdiction of a school which concerns itself with humanitas.
1948 E. Pound Pisan Cantos lxxxiv. 117 Yin had these three men full of humanitas (manhood).
1964 Economist 4 Jan. 37/3 The fundamental humanitas of the author.
1970 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Apr. 442/4 The concern for a conception of society, life and humanitas that doesn't eliminate the depth in time.
2001 Renaissance Q. 54 469 The humanitas of Crassus is represented partly by his engaging conversation.., and his desire to please his guests.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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