ETYM French charité from Latin caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly, loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Irish cara a friend, W. caru to love. Related to Caress.
1. A foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals).
2. A kindly and lenient attitude toward people; SYN. brotherly love.
3. An activity or gift that benefits the public at large.
4. An institution set up to provide help to the needy.
Originally a Christian term meaning a selfless, disinterested form of love. This developed to include almsgiving or other actions performed by individuals to help the poor and needy. Today it refers to any independent agency (for example, Oxfam) that organizes such relief on a regular basis. + prikaži više

ETYM French commisération, from Latin commiseratio a part of an oration intended to excite compassion.
A feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; SYN. pity, ruth, pathos.

ETYM French, from Latin compassio, from compati to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. Related to Patient.
1. A deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering; SYN. compassionateness.
2. The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; SYN. pity.

ETYM Old Eng. merci, French merci, Latin merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, Late Lat., equiv. to misericordia pity, mercy. Latin merces is prob. akin to merere to deserve, acquire. Related to Merit, Amerce.
1. Alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed.
2. Something for which to be thankful.

ETYM Old Eng. pite, Old Fren. pité, pitié, French pitié, Latin pietas piety, kindness, pity. Related to Pious, Piety.
An unfortunate development; SYN. shame.

Pity; remorse; sorrow

ETYM French sympathie, Latin sympathia, Greek; syn with + pathein to suffer. Related to Syn-, and Pathos.
1. A relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other.
2. An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; SYN. understanding.
3. Sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish); SYN. fellow feeling. + prikaži više