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Meanings of humanities in English

Russian
гуманитарная сфера
Portuguese
ciências humanas
Spanish
saberes humanisticos
Catalan
lletres
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Academic disciplines that study human culture.

          Related terms
          гуманитарная сфера
          Portuguese
          ciências humanas
          Catalan
          lletres
          Spanish
          letras

          Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

                ciências humanas
                Usage of humanities in English
                1
                He wondered if a similar movement was taking place in the humanities.
                Workshop on Electronic Texts: Proceedings, 9-10 June 1992
                2
                The career prospects for young academics, especially in the humanities, are dire.
                The Irish Times
                3
                Since 1989, she has held a chair in the humanities at Princeton.
                The Guardian
                4
                Let him go to Pavia, to the Sapienza, to study his humanities.
                The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and might...
                5
                All of which begs the question: what use are the arts and humanities?
                The Irish Times
                6
                Caribbean Voodoo guardians of natural forces and of humanities negotiations with those forces.
                A Wiccan Bible
                7
                Are UK policies preventing humanities research from reaching an international audience?
                The Guardian
                8
                At the time I also had courses in the humanities and liberal arts.
                Humanistic Nursing
                9
                The IRCHSS funds leading research in the humanities and social sciences.
                The Irish Times
                10
                The successful candidate will be assigned responsibilities in the humanities area.
                The Irish Times
                11
                All the Greek humanities are thus fulfilled in the ample faith of Christendom.
                Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
                12
                His family wanted him to study medicine but he fled to the humanities.
                The new yorker
                13
                The Government ought always to be alert on the side of the humanities.
                State of the Union Addresses
                14
                History, literature & the humanities don't lend themselves readily to the automated process.
                The new yorker
                15
                There are other examples, like doubling university fees for some future humanities students.
                The Guardian
                16
                From survivors came thrilling stories of the horrors and humanities of the battle.
                America's War for Humanity