Compassion vs Sympathyfellow-suffering - What's the difference?
compassion | sympathyfellow-suffering | Related terms |
Compassion is a related term of sympathyfellow-suffering.
compassion English
Noun
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.
Synonyms
* empathy, pity, ruth, tenderheartedness, sorrow
* kindness, heart, mercy
Derived terms
* compassionate
* compassion fatigue
Related terms
* compatible
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete) To pity.
* 1607 , , IV. i. 124:
- O heavens, can you hear a good man groan / And not relent, or not compassion him?
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sympathyfellow-suffering Not English Sympathyfellow-suffering has no English definition. It may be misspelled. |
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