compassion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: compassion	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for compassion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
compassion n a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering Synonym(s): compassion, compassionateness the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it Synonym(s): compassion, pity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compassion \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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, v. t. To pity. [Obs.] --Shak.