pity (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. mĭsĕrĭcordia2. mĭsĕrātio (act of pitying, feeling of p.) • pity (subs.): 1. mĭsĕrĭcordia: to be overcome with p. for any one, misericordia alicujus frangi, Cic. Att. 7, 12, med.: to move to p., aliquem ad m. inducere, id. Br. 50, 188: cf. id. de Or. 1, 12, 53 (mentes ad lenitatem m.que revocare). 2. mĭsĕrātio (act of pitying, feeling of p.): Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 3: to excite p. (commiseration), m. commovere, Quint. 6, 1, 46: v. COMMISERATION. To feel p. for, expr. by mĭsĕret: v. to pity. Phr.: it was a great p. that ..., perincommode accidit quod ..., Cic. Att. 1., 17, 1: what a p. it is that ..., *quam incommode factum est quod! male factum (est)!
pity (v.) Copy link Outline 1. mĭsĕret, uit [for misertum est, v. infr. 2], 2, impers. (with acc. of personal subject, and gen. of object)2. mĭsĕreor, ĭtus and rtus, 2 (with gen. of object)3. mĭsĕresco, 3 (strictly denoting the gradual access of emotion; also with gen.4. mĭsĕror, 1 (in good prose, denoting the outward expression of pity; to commiserate, condole with) • pity (v.): 1. mĭsĕret, uit [for misertum est, v. infr. 2], 2, impers. (with acc. of personal subject, and gen. of object): we p. those who ..., miseret nos eorum qui ..., Cic. Mil. 34, 92: et pass. Foll. by vĭcem, on account of (adverb. acc.), instead of simple gen., Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 2 (Menedemi vicem miseret me). 2. mĭsĕreor, ĭtus and rtus, 2 (with gen. of object): Cic.: Liv.: Virg. Also used impers. (less freq.): beware how you p. brothers ..., cave te fratrum misereatur ..., Cic. Lig. 5, 14, esp. in perf., misertum est: Scip. Agr. in Macr. S. 2, 10. (Commisereor, rare: Gell.) 3. mĭsĕresco, 3 (strictly denoting the gradual access of emotion; also with gen.: poet.): Virg. 4. mĭsĕror, 1 (in good prose, denoting the outward expression of pity; to commiserate, condole with): p.ing (his) cruel fate, sortem animo miseratus iniquam, Virg. Aen. 6, 332: Tac. Strengthened, commĭsĕror, 1: Nep. Ages. 5 (= to express pity for).
PITY Copy link • PITY 1. 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.