Dear Sebbie, compassion SYLLABICATION: com�pas�sion PRONUNCIATION: AUDIO: km-pshn KEY NOUN: Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it. See synonyms at pity.
I have a dictionary too..it does have a slightly different definition. .....see I was right. you might note the desire to relieve it portion which is entirely left out of your dictionary. Be Well Fudo Sebastian Ortiz Duran Gochicoa wrote: > Dear Phudo : > > Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati > to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See > Patient <http://dict.die.net/patient/> .] > Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow > excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; > pity;commiseration. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
