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Post by albacorian on Jun 27, 2013 1:06:42 GMT -5
sym·pa·thy [sim-puh-thee] Show IPA noun, plural sym·pa·thies, adjective noun 1. harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another. 2. the harmony of feeling naturally existing between persons of like tastes or opinion or of congenial dispositions. 3. the fact or power of sharing the feelings of another, especially in sorrow or trouble; fellow feeling, compassion, or commiseration.
Origin: 1560–70; < Latin sympathīa < Greek sympátheia, equivalent to sympathe-, stem of sympathḗs sympathetic ( sym- sym- + páth ( os ) suffering, sensation + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ia -y3
tldr; sympathy -- the goal of all life.
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