literae humanioresn.

/ˈlɪtərʌɪ hjuːmanɪˈɔːriːz/

Forms: Also litterae humaniores.

Etymology: Latin, lit. ‘more humane letters’.

The humanities, secular learning as opposed to divinity; esp., at the University of Oxford, the study of Greek and Roman classical literature, philosophy, and ancient history; also, = great n. 9.

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literae humaniores1747

Lit. Hum.1939

1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 24 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) III. 1057 Studies of the Literæ Humaniores, especially Greek.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 80 I would not depreciate what the study of the Literæ humaniores, at the university, have done for me.

1883 Sat. Rev. 3 Nov. 581/2 We cannot conceive a better accompaniment to the study of literæ humaniores.

1907 ‘B. Burke’ Barbara goes to Oxf. 43 ‘Greats’, you must know, is a nickname for the school of ‘Literae Humaniores’.

1911 M. Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson iii. 30 He..was reading, a little, for Literae Humaniores.

1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 240/2 The Humanities, or Litteræ humaniores, as an old-fashioned name for the study of classical literature.

1962 K. Chorley Arthur Hugh Clough iv. 72 In Clough's day there were but two schools open to men reading for honours—namely, Mathematics and Literae Humaniores.

1965 J. A. W. Bennett in J. Gibb Light on C. S. Lewis 48 But litterae humaniores were his foundation, and they did in every sense make him more humane, enlarging his responses not restricting them.

1972 Univ. Oxf. Examination Decrees i. 120 The Subjects of the Honour School of Literæ Humaniores shall be (I) Greek and Roman History, (II) Philosophy, (III) Greek and Latin Literature.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	literae humaniores
释义	literae humanioresn. /ˈlɪtərʌɪ hjuːmanɪˈɔːriːz/ Forms: Also litterae humaniores. Etymology: Latin, lit. ‘more humane letters’. The humanities, secular learning as opposed to divinity; esp., at the University of Oxford, the study of Greek and Roman classical literature, philosophy, and ancient history; also, = great n. 9. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [noun] > a department of study > arts > humanities literae humaniores1747 Lit. Hum.1939 1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 24 Nov. (1932) (modernized text) III. 1057 Studies of the Literæ Humaniores, especially Greek. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 80 I would not depreciate what the study of the Literæ humaniores, at the university, have done for me. 1883 Sat. Rev. 3 Nov. 581/2 We cannot conceive a better accompaniment to the study of literæ humaniores. 1907 ‘B. Burke’ Barbara goes to Oxf. 43 ‘Greats’, you must know, is a nickname for the school of ‘Literae Humaniores’. 1911 M. Beerbohm Zuleika Dobson iii. 30 He..was reading, a little, for Literae Humaniores. 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 240/2 The Humanities, or Litteræ humaniores, as an old-fashioned name for the study of classical literature. 1962 K. Chorley Arthur Hugh Clough iv. 72 In Clough's day there were but two schools open to men reading for honours—namely, Mathematics and Literae Humaniores. 1965 J. A. W. Bennett in J. Gibb Light on C. S. Lewis 48 But litterae humaniores were his foundation, and they did in every sense make him more humane, enlarging his responses not restricting them. 1972 Univ. Oxf. Examination Decrees i. 120 The Subjects of the Honour School of Literæ Humaniores shall be (I) Greek and Roman History, (II) Philosophy, (III) Greek and Latin Literature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1747
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