All 11 Uses
compassion
in
The Host
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- Because he was a soul, by nature he was all things good: compassionate, patient, honest, virtuous, and full of love.†
Chpt Prol. *compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for another's suffering
- After all I've seen, if I hadn't learned compassion, I wouldn't be worth much.†
Chpt 13compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- I listened to his apologetic words in wonder; this was so much more kindness than I'd hoped for, more compassion than I'd thought this species was capable of giving their enemies.†
Chpt 17
- It was strange to see such depths of compassion in a human, particularly Doc.†
Chpt 31
- So great was his compassion, he seemed to bleed internally with it.†
Chpt 31
- Another first,Melanie whispered, and there was compassion in her tone.†
Chpt 31
- Compassion for me—that was a first, too.†
Chpt 31
- I thought the definition embracedsome compassion, some little bit of mercy.†
Chpt 35
- I've never seen anyone but Doc be that compassionate.†
Chpt 36compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for another's suffering
- Even in the most compassionate, humankind's limited scope of mercy was reserved for their own.†
Chpt 41
- I would have thought such compassion was beyond him.†
Chpt 55compassion = sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
Definitions:
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(1)
(compassion) sympathy for another's suffering and wanting to help
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)