Meaning of Pitier | Babel Free

Definitions

One who pities.

Equivalents

Examples

“The high Esteemers, the hearty Lovers, the liberal Relievers, the unfeigned Pitiers, the faithful Advocates, and the earnest Intercessors, for the distressed Ministers; the so much despighted and (by many) despised Ministry of this Church.”

“Pity implies the assertion of superiority in the pitier; and it is a gratification of a man's pride to go about pitying those who are perhaps a great deal better than himself.”

“The unsettling potential of pity to “entrap” the pitier, as exposed in these Euripidean plays, has fascinating political implications. In all instances, a possible unresolved conflict exists between the pitier and the pitied.”

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