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