: \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.
Such a strong word. Such a strong emotion.
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