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