These were, first, to liberalize and modernize the rigidly scholastic curriculum of the college by the introduction of more elegant studies: the belles lettres, the literae humaniores.
The word letters and the word literature are indeed used interchangeably; we speak of a man of letters, polite letters, the belles lettres, literae humaniores.
Mathematics was originally a part of the school in literae humaniores, but was soon made into a separate school.
After a man has taken one honor degree, for example, in literae humaniores, he may take another, for example, in modern history.
The logical sequence of honor mods is literae humaniores; but one may choose instead modern history, theology, Oriental studies, or English.
It was urged that as he was a student of Literae Humaniores, he might be excused from an acquaintance with the scientific commodity known as H2O: one might ignore anything, in fact, if only one were interested in Literae Humaniores.
In the school of literae humaniores, no one expects either pupil or tutor to go far into textual criticism, philology, or archaeology.
The date of this letter is fixed by an endorsement in these words, 'Literae termino Paschae anno xxvj.
The University has not so many faculties as Pavia, nor are they so well attended; but literae humaniores seem to be in the very air.
I had hoped to greet his wife here, and to find that the literae humaniores were to her the elixir of life that they are to me--and to him.
Mr. Armstrong ought never, for the sake of his own individuality, to give up his fondness for the literae humaniores, but it is entirely out of the question for him ever again to become so subject to their control.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "literae" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
