Definition of humanity
- n. - The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man,
by which he is distinguished from other beings.
- n. - Mankind collectively; the human race.
- n. - 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.
- n. - Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in
classical and polite literature.
- n. - The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language,
rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.