compassion
part of speech
noun (compassion, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering, together with wanting to help them. tree →
2) (church, ethics) Kindness and care shown to people in need; Christians believe Jesus showed compassion to the sick and poor. tree →
sense in the lessons
In ethics and religion lessons compassion is a key value: the Good Samaritan shows compassion to the hurt man. In stories a character's compassion makes them help others even when it is hard. Phrases: «show compassion», «feel compassion for», «with compassion», «full of compassion», «out of compassion».
examples
- The nurse treated every patient with compassion. tree →
- Jesus felt compassion for the hungry crowd. tree →
- Showing compassion means helping, not just feeling sorry. tree →
- The Good Samaritan stopped out of compassion. tree →
- She felt compassion for the lost puppy. tree →
- Our school collects food for families, as an act of compassion. tree →
- Touched with compassion, he said to himself: tree →
note
Uncountable. Adjective: compassionate. Similar: empathy (understanding feelings), pity (feeling sorry, sometimes from above). Compassion adds the wish to help.
In the corpora
- And she had compassion on him, and said: 'This is one of the Hebrews' children.'
- And Saul said: 'Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion on me.
- Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
- For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great compassion will I gather thee.
- And I will grant you compassion, that he may have compassion upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «compassion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.