English → Latin
“compassionate” in Latin
misericorsmerciful, compassionate; tenderhearted, sympathetic; mean, pitiful, contemptiblevirman (adult male human); brave or courageous man, hero, warrior; husband
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
compassionate
misericors, towards anybody, in aliquem (general term) ad misericordiam propensus (given or inclined to compassion): verycompassion, misericordia singulari (vir): to show one’s self compassionate towards anybody, misericordem esse or misericordia uti in aliquem; misericordem se praebere in aliquem to render anybody compassionate, Vid: “to excite anybody’s COMPASSION” misericordiae plenus (full of compassion).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for compassionate?
- The usual Latin words for “compassionate” are misericors, vir. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.