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compassion
English
Etymology
From Middle English compassioun, compassion, from Old French compassion, from Ecclesiastical Latin compassio (“sympathy”), from Latin compati, past participle compassus (“to suffer together with”), from com- (“together”) + pati (“to suffer”); see passion.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /k?m?pæ?.?n/
- Rhymes: -æ??n
Noun
compassion (usually uncountable, plural compassions)
- Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
- 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 and compassions, and those not barren, fruitless pityings, for He is withal the God of all consolations.
- 1849, Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow), A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)
Synonyms
- (deep awareness of another's suffering): empathy, mercy, ruth, pity, sorrow, tenderheartedness
- (desire to relieve another's suffering): kindness, heart, mercy, ruth, tenderheartedness
Derived terms
- compassionable
- compassionate
- compassion fatigue
Related terms
- compatible
- passion
Translations
Verb
compassion (third-person singular simple present compassions, present participle compassioning, simple past and past participle compassioned)
- (obsolete) To pity.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, IV. i. 124:
- O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?
- 1830, The Last of the Supernaturalists, in James Fraser (editor), Fraser's Magazine, Volume 1, page 226,
- 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; […] .
- 1607, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus, IV. i. 124:
Further reading
- compassion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- compassion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin compassi?, compassi?nem, from Latin compatior.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.pa.sj??/
Noun
compassion f (plural compassions)
- compassion, pity
Related terms
- compatir
- passion
Further reading
- “compassion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Noun
compassion
- Alternative form of compassioun
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vehemence
English
Etymology
From Middle French vehemence, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?vi??m?n(t)s/, /?vi?h?m?n(t)s/
Noun
vehemence (usually uncountable, plural vehemences)
- An intense concentration, force or power.
- The bear attacked with vengeance and vehemence.
- A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
- His response was bursting with hatred and vehemence.
- 2016 February 6, "Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace," The National (retrieved 8 February 2016):
- This worrisome tendency was on display in recent weeks as Israelis reacted with striking vehemence to remarks by UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro.
- Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, volume 3, chapter 1:
- I could not wonder at the vehemence of her care, her very soul was tenderness […]
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, volume 3, chapter 1:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Related terms
- vehemency
- vehement
Translations
Further reading
- vehemence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- vehemence in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- vehemence at OneLook Dictionary Search
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