literae humaniores

/ ˈlɪtəˌriː hjuːˌmænɪˈɔːriːz /

noun

1. (at Oxford University) the faculty concerned with Greek and Latin literature, ancient history, and philosophy; classics

Word History and Origins

Origin of literae humaniores¹

Latin, literally: the more humane letters

Example Sentences

He was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford, where he obtained a first class in literae humaniores.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1876 he took a First Class in Classical Moderations, always a sufficient proof of sound learning, and, in 1878, he took a First Class in Literae Humaniores.

From Project Gutenberg

At the bottom of the canvas, immediately below the Trinity and a plane or two behind the nearest foreground, we see a group consisting of Father Joseph at prayer, Sacred Theology in blue and white satin and, representing Literae Humaniores, a young woman from Antwerp, with no clothes on, pointing at a marble slab, upon which we read a Latin inscription alluding to the founding of the Academic Franchise.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was Hertford scholar in 1838, took a second class in literae humaniores in 1840, and was subsequently elected to a studentship at Christ Church.

From Project Gutenberg

He obtained a scholarship at Lincoln College in 1864, and took a first class in the school of Literae Humaniores in 1866.

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