Humanitiesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

humanities

1. plural of humanity

名詞

humanities pl (plural only)

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

   Synonyms: (obsolete) belles-lettres, (mainly India) arts; see also Thesaurus:humanities

   • 2021 August 17, Artemis Moshtaghian, “Church made famous by Paul Revere reckons with its ties to slavery”, in CNN‎:

     The Old Church is one of nearly 240 recipients of grants awarded by NEH for humanities projects in support of the preservation of historic collections, humanities documentaries and exhibitions, scholarly books and research, and educational opportunities for teachers, according to the agency’s website.

派生語

• digital humanities

関連する語

Further reading

• humanities on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “humanities”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “humanities”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “humanities”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• "humanities" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
• humanities, encyclopedia.com
• Humanities Portal, britannica.com