GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Compassion , 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.
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   Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion.
   Macaulay.
   Syn. -- Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy; condolence. See Pity.
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   Compassion, v. t. To pity. [Obs.]
   Shak.
   
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