noun
definition
Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
verb
definition
To pity.
Examples of compassion in a Sentence
There was compassion in her sparkling gaze despite the gentle humor in her voice.
Still, as welcome as his compassion was, it only served to increase her tears.
Martha was unable to get by her natural compassion of the moment and look at a long term goal.
He stared at her and for a second she thought there was a glimmer of the old compassion - but then it was gone.
The compassion in his voice surprised her and she glanced up at his sober face, tears coursing down her own.
There is no mercy or compassion in this creature.
Our compassion should be like that of God, who succours the suffering without sharing in their pain.
Children learn how to be co-operative and how to show compassion toward other people.
Have you no compassion, Sirian!
The situation must be handled with lots of love and compassion.
Suddenly I felt something like compassion that the music should never sound from off the death-pale paper.
Becoming unattached does n't mean that we have no care, love or compassion.
Elizabeth resisted the demand, not from compassion or qualms of conscience, but because she dreaded the responsibility for Mary's death.
When the disciples returned, Jesus took them apart for rest; but the crowds reassembled when they found Him again near the lake, and His yearning compassion for these shepherdless sheep led Him to give them an impressive sign that He had indeed come to supply all human needs.
Many men are insensitive to a woman's needs, lack insight, are emotionally naive and demonstrate little compassion.
Apart from being inspired by his great heart and immense compassion for these unhappy people, Dr. Rodocanachi was also acting from another impulse.
It teaches compassion, because sitting on the bus, I know the person beside me is someday going to have to search his soul the same way I did, so I don't mind that he's spilling his coffee on my shoes.
While he wanted to avoid further involvement in Edith Shipton's troubled world, he felt proud of his wife inherent sense of compassion toward anyone in trouble.
Are you telling me you have no compassion for these people?
Man's sin was brought into the presence of infinite holiness, a divine compassion and a perfect redemption.
Simple gestures such as bedtime storybooks, warm baths, warm meals, taking care of them when they feel unwell will help your kids feel your love and compassion.
He was quiet and she lifted her face to search his eyes for strength, but all she found was compassion.
When his mind changed from vengeance to compassion, he wasn't certain.
This true humanitarian has great compassion for life's struggles.
Compassion and kind words will win him over every time.
The fire stokes Leo's passion and compassion.
He shared wisdom, insights and compassion.
The elevation and the isolation of his position fostered a detachment from ordinary virtues and compassion, and he was a remorseless incarnation of Machiavelli's Prince.
It need not, therefore, surprise us that the man who formulated the sum of virtue in justice and benevolence was unable to be just to his own kinsfolk and reserved his compassion largely for the brutes, and that the delineator of asceticism was more than moderately sensible of the comforts and enjoyments of life.
Romance tends to be talking about feelings of love, compassion, and missing someone's presence.
Suicide is always tragic because it cuts life short, but people who suffer hardship and distress deserve compassion.
To win Middle England there is little point in expressing compassion for those children who would be excluded by the Government's reforms.
This is the first decision he makes motivated by compassion for Verna - all the others are motivated by compassion for Leo.
And all this without bargain or condition, and unconstrained by any motive save His own infinite compassion.
We are moving toward a universal compassion because, if we do not, we will cause our own extinction.
He hastily flung some brushes into his tool kit, then straightened up and gazed at news undertaker wwe her with deep compassion.
The Nischan-i-Schefakat of Compassion or Benevolence, was instituted for ladies, in three classes, in 1878 by the sultan in honour of the work done for the non-combatant victims of the Russo-Turkish war of 1877 in connexion with the Turkish Compassionate Fund started by the late Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
Finally, the mystery of holiness is that the rectitude is combined, not stultified, with compassion.
Anger management programs teach respect, manners, compassion, forgiveness, responsibility, and foster positive character development.
Take the love and compassion you feel towards the person and put that into the present.
In an act of compassion the mascot leads the rejected beau off the court patting his back.
Consider how she may go on in life to inspire others who have suffered personal tragedies and eventually use her compassion and inspirational words to talk a suicidal man off the ledge of a high-rise.
Strides the Catholic Church and others have made to open up free worship to all followers, demonstrates their true compassion.
An Aries parent is often strict, but he also has compassion for what his children are going through.
This is one of Pisces' greatest gifts because people of this sign truly have the compassion to feel empathy for those that suffer.
Kids Care Club -- This non-profit organization helps elementary and middle school children develop compassion and a spirit of charity through a variety of hands-on projects.
In the end, though, the compassion and good spirit of the Care Bears always prevailed.
Raising awareness of autism may increase compassion and tolerance for behavioral differences, almost like learning new customs and languages.
This no-sew blanket is a great way to make something useful for the local shelter or even provide a warm gift to nursing home residents, reinforcing the principles of community service and compassion.
It had been years since he'd heard a woman's compassion.