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FromMiddle Englishcompassioun,compassion, fromOld Frenchcompassion, fromEcclesiastical Latincompassio(“sympathy”), fromLatincompati, past participlecompassus(“to suffer together with”), fromcom-(“together”) +pati(“to suffer”); seepassion.

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compassion (usuallyuncountable,pluralcompassions)

  1. Deepawareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them beingmotivated torelieve such states.
    • 1849, Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow),A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)
      Oh! the unspeakable privilege to have Him for our Father, who is the Father of mercies andcompassions, and those not barren, fruitless pityings, for He is withal the God of all consolations.
    • 1977,David Byrne, “No Compassion”, inTalking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads:
      Other people's problems, they overwhelm my mind / They saycompassion is a virtue, but I don't have the time
    • 2002, Werner J. Krieglstein,Compassion: A New Philosophy of the Other‎[1], page149:
      In many ways, people today lackcompassion as a way to internalize and experience the inner soul of the other person, animals, and the universe. We need to reintroducecompassion so humanity may survive.
    • 2008, Richard Reilly,Ethics of Compassion: Bridging Ethical Theory and Religious Moral Discourse‎[2], page 1:
      Ethics ofcompassion are grounded in one's mindful commitment to one's own happiness with the recognition that the well being that one wishes for oneself also is wished for by others.
    • 2020 January 28, “My Understanding Of What It Means to Be Compassionate”, inMinghui‎[3]:
      From Master's words, I understand that havingcompassion does not mean allowing people to take advantage of us. We can be kind but we should uphold moral values.
  2. (by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individualexperiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological termself-compassion.
    • 2013, Dusana Dorjee,Mind, Brain and the Path to Happiness — A Guide to Buddhist Mind Training and the Neuroscience of Meditation‎[4], page75:
      Similarly to the practice of loving kindness, meditation oncompassiontowards our own experience builds the foundation for expansion of the circle of compassiontowards others.
    True leadership lies incompassion, not in coercion.

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deep awareness of the suffering of another

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compassion (third-person singular simple presentcompassions,present participlecompassioning,simple past and past participlecompassioned)

  1. (obsolete) Topity.
    Synonyms:commiserate,feel sorry for;see alsoThesaurus:pity
    • c.1588–1593 (date written),William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward] Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act IV, scene i], line124:
      O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or notcompassion him?
    • 1830, “The Last of the Supernaturalists”, in James Fraser, editor,Fraser's Magazine, volume 1,page226:
      Both wanted in early life the one thing essential to every individual, of whatever nature or degree of intellect, a kind,compassioning adviser; - a true friend;[…].
    • 1836, William A. Brewer,The Widow's Son, inRecreations of a Merchant; Or, The Christian Sketch-book‎[5], page27:
      The widow's tears flowed wildly. / But Oh! a harbinger of life approached — / God, manifest in flesh —compassioned her, / And bade her weep no more.

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French

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FrenchWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing fromEcclesiastical Latincompassiō, fromLatincompatior(“to suffer with”).

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compassion f (pluralcompassions)

  1. compassion,pity

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Middle English

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compassion

  1. alternative form ofcompassioun
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