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EMPATHY
A function of the virtue of charity by which a person enters into another's feelings, needs, and sufferings. (Etym. Greek en + pathein, to suffer.)
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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