plural sympathies
Definition of sympathy
1a : an affinity, association, or relationship between persons or things wherein whatever affects one similarly affects the other
b : mutual or parallel susceptibility or a condition brought about by it
c : unity or harmony in action or effect
every part is in complete sympathy with the scheme as a whole— Edwin Benson
2a : inclination to think or feel alike : emotional or intellectual accord
in sympathy with their goals
b : feeling of loyalty : tendency to favor or support
republican sympathies
3a : the act or capacity of entering into or sharing the feelings or interests of another
b : the feeling or mental state brought about by such sensitivity
have sympathy for the poor
4 : the correlation existing between bodies capable of communicating their vibrational energy to one another through some medium
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The first known use of sympathy was in 1579
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