humanly

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And this alone is what I call singing humanly, that is to say, in a fashion which declares the presence of a human heart, a human soul, a human intelligence.

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  1. adverb In a human way.
  2. adverb Within the scope of human means, capabilities, or powers: not humanly possible.
  3. adverb According to human experience or knowledge: Humanly speaking, the recession was not severe.

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  • I think we learned very well to think religiously much more than to think humanly, this goes fine (even if it is wrong) when we live in religious community, but when we go one centimeter outside this community we just drastically fail. —  Qwaider Planet
  • Mayhew's is one of the most humanly-endowed Vampirellas in two decades, here talking as if she were being drawn by ... well, any of the other Harris Vampirella artists I've seen. —  The Groovy Age of Horror
  • They mistake the mere humanly-manufactured representation of the sacred person for that person himself. —  The Chicago Blog
  • Medically & humanly, proposing celibacy as the only stance is lunacy & contributes hugely to poverty in the 3rd world Joe, cleveland - I have to point out that the church has been wrong many times in its 2000 year history. —  Top stories from Times Online
  • As a consequence people get burned out, if not self destructive, the turnover is high, and we fail to develop the structures and support that enable people to pursue a long term humanly worthwhile experience in the Perth left.
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  1. from Middle English humanly, courteously, kindly: see humanely and human.
 

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