• PITY

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• s. Compassion, misericordia (the feeling of compassion): miseratio, commiseratio (manifestation of compassion) [Vid: COMPASSION].
• A thing to be lamented, res dolenda, etc. It is a pity that, etc., dolendum est, quod, etc.: incommode accidit, ut, etc.: it is a pity that he is dead, *mors ejus dolenda est: it is a pity that he lost the money, *dolenda est jactura pecuniae: it is a thousand pities, maxime miserandum or dolendum est, quod, etc.: *numquam satis lugere or dolere possumus (e.g., jacturam, quam fecimus in aliquo or aliqua re).

2. v. misereri, commisereri alicujus: miseret me alicujus: misericordia alicujus commotum or captum esse (to pity anybody): misericordia aliquem or aliquid prosequi: misericordiam alicui impertire: miserari, commiserari aliquid (to pity and show the pity at the same time; Vid: Bremi, Nep., Ages., 5, 2): to pity anybody’s fate, misfortune, alicujus fortunam commiserari; casum alicujus miserari.