humanity

humanity is a Noun

Definition:

[1] The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings.

[2] Mankind collectively; the human race. But hearing oftentimes The still, and music humanity. Wordsworth. It is a debt we owe to humanity. S. S. Smith.

[3] 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. "The common offices of humanity and friendship." Locke.

[4] Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in classical and polite literature. Polished with humanity and the study of witty science. Holland.

[5] The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.