compassion

compassion
01. Her [compassion] for others led her into a life of volunteer work.
02. It is hard to feel much [compassion] for someone who loses all their money by trying some get rich quick scheme.
03. If children learn to feel [compassion] for others, they won't tease or bully other kids.
04. My boss showed a lot of [compassion] by letting me take time off work after my mother died.
05. She is very [compassionate], so it bothers her a great deal to see other people suffer.
06. I certainly feel [compassion] for the family of the victim, but executing the killer will not bring their son back.
07. The Dalai Lama has suggested that criminals should be treated with [compassion], not with anger.
08. Rush Limbaugh once suggested that [compassion] is no substitute for justice.
09. George Washington Carver once stated that how far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, [compassionate] with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
10. A recent American study observed that religious commitment was negatively related to social [compassion].
11. Erma Bombeck once remarked that it is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to [compassion] and understanding.
12. Albert Schweitzer once said that the purpose of human life is to serve, and to show [compassion] and the will to help others.
13. Someone once remarked that the truly [compassionate] Valentine cares not just for her or his sweetie, but also for the health and welfare of the people who cultivate chocolate.
14. Sathya Sai Baba once stated that the heart with [compassion] is the temple of God.
15. According to Buddhism, the only source of energy that is useful is [compassion] because it is safe.
16. The Dalai Lama once stated that when we cultivate [compassion], the primary beneficiary is really ourselves.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Compassion — personnifiée : une statue du centre Epcot en Floride La compassion (du latin : cum patior, « je souffre avec » et du grec συμ πἀθεια , sym patheia, sympathie) est une vertu par laquelle un individu est porté à percevoir ou… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • compassion — [ kɔ̃pasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1155; lat. chrét. compassio, de compati « souffrir » → compatir ♦ Littér. Sentiment qui porte à plaindre et partager les maux d autrui. ⇒ apitoiement, commisération, miséricorde; pitié. Avoir de la compassion pour qqn. Cœur… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • compassion — COMPASSION. s. f. Pitié, commisération, mouvement de l âme qui nous rend sensibles aux maux d autrui. Avoir compassion de la misère d autrui. Avoir pitié et compassion. Avoir de grands sentimens de compassion. Être touché de compassion. Emouvoir… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • COMPASSION — COMPASSION, norm governing the relationship between human beings and also regulating their behavior toward animals. In the Bible The biblical noun raḥamim and the verb raḥam, riḥam, frequently used to denote this behavior, are derived from the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • compassion — Compassion. s. f. v. Pitié, commiseration, mouvement de l ame qui compatit aux maux d autruy. Avoir compassion de la misere d autruy. avoir pitié & compassion. estre touché de compassion …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compassion — mid 14c., from O.Fr. compassion sympathy, pity (12c.), from L.L. compassionem (nom. compassio) sympathy, noun of state from pp. stem of compati to feel pity, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + pati to suffer (see PASSION (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • compassion — Compassion, Miseratio. Pitié et compassion qu on a d aucun, Commiseratio. Qui a pitié et compassion de la misere d aucun, et luy aide, Misericors …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Compassion — Com*pas sion, v. t. To pity. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compassion — (v. lat.), Mitleiden. Daher Compassibel, mitleidend, theilnehmend; Compassibilität, Mitleidenheit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • compassion — index benevolence (disposition to do good), clemency, condonation, consideration (sympathetic regard), humanity (humaneness), indulgence …   Law dictionary

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