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