compassion

Latin translation: misericordia

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English term or phrase:	compassion
Latin translation:	misericordia
Entered by:	Chris Rowson (X)

19:35 Jan 29, 2003

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English term or phrase: compassion

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misericordia

Explanation:
is more usual than "compassio".

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Note added at 2003-01-30 03:31:31 (GMT)
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See the text of \"the Latin Mass\" at http://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/lmass/ord.htm which begins:

Antiphon
P. Asperges me
C. Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. Ps. 50 Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam.

Also

\'\"Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius\" (Ps 118: 1). So the Church sings on the Octave of Easter, as if receiving from Christ\'s lips these words of the Psalm; ...\'

and, of course, www.misericordia.com.

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misericordia

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compassio

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compassio

Explanation:
is what you'll find in ecclesiastical texts:

"compassĭo , ônis, f. [id.] , fellow-suffering, fellow-feeling (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Res Carn. 4: sententiarum,sympathy, agreement, id. ib. 3 fin."

HTH,

Serge L.

Reference: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atex...

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misericordia

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