compassionate
adjective (more compassionate, most compassionate)
Everyday
Compassionate means feeling sorry for people in trouble and wanting to help them. tree →
In the lessons
in stories a judge, soldier or nurse is compassionate when they pity a poor person and act kindly.
Examples
- The kind nurse was compassionate to the sick child. tree →
- A compassionate judge listened to the poor man. tree →
- The old soldier had a compassionate heart and opened the door. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
A main word for God's character, translating the Hebrew "rachum," from the same root as "womb," meaning a parent's tender love.
Interpretation. It is one of the thirteen attributes of mercy that Jews recite on fast days and the High Holy Days, and people are told to imitate God by being compassionate.
Examples
- Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate. (Writings PSA.116.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore I fled beforehand unto Tarshish; for I knew that Thou art a gracious God, and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, and repentest Thee of the evil. (Prophets JON.4.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God; for He is gracious and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, and repenteth Him of the evil. (Prophets JOL.2.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «compassionate» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «compassionate» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «compassionate» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «compassionate» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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