humanities

IPA: hjumˈænɪtiz

(obsolete) Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.
The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

Examples of "humanities" in Sentences

I was not aware they were all in humanities disciplines.
Graduate education in the humanities is an excellent preparation for many, many careers.
This devaluation of the value of the arts and humanities is understandable only in a short-sighted economic worldview.
But I should hasten to add that I have also seen what we call the humanities so taught that the pupil has emerged from them with
She received a bachelor's degree in the humanities from the University of Ottawa in 1962 and another bachelor's degree, in education, from the University of Montreal in 1967.
Every last crumb of direct support is being removed from the teaching of arts and social sciences, on the strength of the Browne report, a technocratic document which did not contain the word "humanities".
As a matter of fact, there was much more of abiding profound interest in real civilization in many a medieval city, much more general appreciation of art, much more breadth of intelligence and sympathy with what we call the humanities, than in most of our large cities.
No! banish the humanities and throw everybody into practical science: not into that study of natural science, which can never conflict with the humanities since it seeks discovery for the pure sake of truth, or charitably to alleviate mans lotSweetly, rather, to ease, loose and bind