Synonyms for humanities
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1. humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, artsnoun

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

   "the college of arts and sciences"

   Synonyms:
   liberal arts, humanistic discipline, arts

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1. humanitiesnoun

   Synonyms:
   [With The prefixed.] belles-lettres, polite literature, elegant literature

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1. List of paraphrases for "humanities":

   ssh, humanistic, human, letters, classics

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1. Stephen Hawking:

   Humanities deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for continuing our quest. and our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in.

2. Camille Paglia:

   A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.

3. Richard Phillips Feynman:

   The theoretical broadening which comes from having many humanities subjects on the campus is offset by the general dopiness of the people who study these things...

4. Stephen Schwarzman:

   For nearly 1,000 years, the study of the Humanities at Oxford has been core to western civilization and scholarship, we need to ensure that its insights and principles can be adapted to today's dynamic world.

5. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   America has not always been kind to its artists and scholars. Somehow the scientists always seem to get the penthouse while the arts and humanities get the basement.