Pronunciation: ˌ an(t)-thr ə - ' pä-p ə - ˌ thi-z ə m, -p ō - ' pa- ˌ thi-
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Greek anthr ō popatheia humanity, from Greek anthr ō popath ē s having human feelings, from anthr ō p- + pathos experience ― more at PATHOS
Date: 1847
: the ascription of human feelings to something not human