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pitie

pitie is the obsolete spelling of pity.

Meaning of pity

Noun

pity (countable and uncountable, plural pities)

  1. (uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
    • I can't feel any pity towards the gang, who got injured while attempting to break into a flat.
  2. (uncountable) Feeling of contempt one has for someone who is hopelessly inferior.
  3. (countable, singular, singular-only) Something regrettable.
    • It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.
    Synonyms:
    shame
  4. (Early, Modern, obsolete) Piety.
    • Euen so on the other syde a mans harte is contrite, when it is cutte with compunction, mollified with pitie and deuotion, moued with prayers and exhortation, is affraide by threatninges, allured by kindnes, ashamed of dishonesty, geuing place to Gods inspiration, […]1558, Thomas Watson, Holsome and Catholyke doctryne concerninge the seuen Sacramentes of Chrystes Church, […], folio 105ᵛ

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Questions about pitie

What is pitie the obsolete spelling of?
Pitie is the obsolete spelling of pity.

Words near pitie in the dictionary

  1. pitiableness
  2. pitiablenesses
  3. pitiably
  4. pitiamide
  5. pitiamides
  6. pitie
  7. pitied
  8. pitier
  9. pitiers
  10. pities
  11. pitiest

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