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Compassion

Compassion Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Compassion? [n] the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it [n] a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering Synonyms \| Synonyms for Compassion: compassionateness \| pity Related Terms \| Find terms related to Compassion: acceptance \| affectionateness \| benevolence \| benignancy \| benignity \| brotherhood \| charity \| clemency \| clementness \| commiseration \| condolence \| easiness \| easygoingness \| empathy \| favor \| feeling \| feeling of kinship \| fellow feeling \| forbearance \| forbearing \| forgiveness \| fraternal feeling \| gentleness \| goodness \| goodness of heart \| grace \| graciousness \| heart of gold \| humaneness \| humanity \| kindheartedness \| kindliness \| kindly disposition \| kindness \| laxness \| lenience \| leniency \| lenientness \| lenity \| loving kindness \| mercifulness \| mercy \| mildness \| mitigation \| moderateness \| niceness \| pardon \| pathos \| patience \| pity \| quarter \| relief \| reprieve \| rue \| ruth \| self-pity \| softheartedness \| softness \| soul of kindness \| sympathy \| tenderheartedness \| tenderness \| tolerance \| warmheartedness \| warmth \| warmth of heart See Also \| fellow feeling \| mercifulness \| mercifulness \| mercy \| mercy \| sympathy \| tenderheartedness \| tenderness Compassion In Webster's Dictionary \Compas"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See {Patient}.] Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion. --Macaulay. Syn: Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See {Pity}. \Compas"sion\, v. t. To pity. [Obs.] --Shak.

Compassion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Compassion?

[n] the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
[n] a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

Synonyms | Synonyms for Compassion: compassionateness | pity

Compassion In Webster's Dictionary

\Com*pas"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati
to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See
{Patient}.]
Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow
excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity;
commiseration.

      Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion.
                                               --Macaulay.

Syn: Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy;
     condolence. See {Pity}.


\Com*pas"sion\, v. t.
To pity. [Obs.] --Shak.

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