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11compassionate — com|pas|sion|ate [kəmˈpæʃənıt] adj feeling sympathy for people who are suffering ▪ a caring, compassionate man ▪ I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds . ▪ One measure of a civilized and compassionate society is how well it treats its… …
12compassionate — I. adjective Date: 1579 1. having or showing compassion ; sympathetic < a compassionate friend > < a compassionate smile > 2. granted because of unusual distressing circumstances affecting an individual used of some military privileges (as leave) …
13compassionate — 1. adjective /kəmˈpaʃənət,kəmˈpaʃəneɪt/ a) having, feeling of showing compassion; sympathetic b) given to someone because of a domestic emergency, especially in the phrase compassionate leave 2. verb /kəmˈpaʃənət,kəmˈpaʃəneɪt/ To …
14compassionate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, sound ADVERB ▪ deeply, very ▪ a deeply compassionate man Compassionate is used with these nouns: ↑ …
15compassionate — adjective feeling sympathy for people who are suffering: a caring, compassionate man | a compassionate smile compassionately adverb …
16compassionate — com•pas•sion•ate adj. [[t]kəmˈpæʃ ə nɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌneɪt[/t]] adj. v. at•ed, at•ing 1) having or showing compassion; sympathetic: a compassionate letter[/ex] 2) cvb granted in an emergency: compassionate military leave to attend a funeral[/ex]… …
17compassionate — adjective a compassionate concern for the victims Syn: sympathetic, empathetic, understanding, caring, solicitous, sensitive, warm, loving; merciful, lenient, tolerant, considerate, kind, humane, charitable, bighearted …
18compassionate — adjective /kəmˈpæʃənət/ (say kuhm pashuhnuht) 1. having or showing compassion. 2. on the grounds of compassion: compassionate leave. 3. Obsolete pitiable. –verb (t) /kəmˈpæʃəneɪt/ (say kuhm pashuhnayt) (compassionated, compassionating) 4. to have …
19compassionate — adj. sympathetic, pitying. Phrases and idioms: compassionate leave Brit. leave granted on grounds of bereavement etc. Derivatives: compassionately adv. Etymology: obs. F compassioneacute f. compassioner feel pity (as COMPASSION) …
20Compassionate love — Compassionate love, sometimes also called altruistic love, has been a topic of scientific interest and research since the 1990s. It is also closely related to the construct of unlimited love that has been expounded by Stephen G. Post.… …
