humaneness

noun

humaneness

noun

Etymology From humane + -ness. Piecewise doublet of humanness.

1

Usually The property of being humane.

So, K’ung-tzu says: 'To master oneself and return to propriety is humanity' (Bk 12.1). We see, in this view, that humaneness was a quality which K’ung-tzu believed to be embodied in li, tradition and custom.1991, A Southern African Guide to World Religions, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 109:

Synonyms: humanity

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