compassion
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
compassion/kəmˈpaʃn/
▶noun sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
– origin ME: via OFr. from eccles. L. compassio(n-), from compati ‘suffer with’.
'compassion' also found in these Oxford entries:
alms
- bodhisattva
- compassionate
- compassion fatigue
- Dalai Lama
- heart
- humanity
- inhumane
- mercy
- pity
- rue
- ruthless
- sorry
- yearn

