Collocations withhumanity
These are words often used in combination withhumanity.
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betterment of humanity
Are we entering on a period when the really wonderful scientific achievements of our age can be made use of for the betterment of humanity?
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common humanity
A common humanity is not yet enough to feed the rich blood of various activity which makes a complete man.
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mass of humanity
Sidgwick regularly spoke of the mass of humanity as the vulgar, the sensual herd, the common herd, savages, or worse.
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shared humanity
It engages us through our shared humanity.
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spark of humanity
I still await from him a spark of humanity or an iota of relevant and constructive policy for dealing with the problem.
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suffering humanity
Here is a great mass of poverty-stricken suffering humanity.
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