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Humanity Definition
(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.
What infinite heart's-easeMust kings neglect, that private men enjoy!And what have kings, that privates have not too,Save ceremony, save general ceremony?And what art thou, thou idle ceremony?What kin...
William Shakespeare
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burdens, ceremony, emptiness, empty form, equality, exaltation, feudal society, flattery, fulfillment, honors
An atmosphere of sympathetic influence encircles every human being; and the man or woman who feels strongly, healthily and justly, on the great interests of humanity, is a constant benefactor to the h...
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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benefactor, human being, human race, humanity, influence, interests, life and living, sympathy