condolence

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With condolence or condolence all forms of condolence and sympathy on are death of a person as well as the condolences referred itself. The word derives from the Latin verb condolere from which have compassion for other suffering, compassion have means. Condoling is an expression of empathy .

Condolence is awarded verbally or in writing to one or more surviving dependents, for example with expressions such as I assure you of my sympathy. You can be assured of my condolences. My condolences. I offer you my condolences. I extend my condolences to you. My condolences. I express my condolences to you. My compassion. For example, condolences are given before a memorial service or at a funeral coffee. Some obituaries ask to refrain from expressing condolences at the open grave.

Cologne mayor Elfi Scho-Antwerpes wears in the condolence for the victims and victims of the terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015 Paris , as well as Helmut Schmidt , a

You can give condolences by phone, in person (in public spaces or during a condolence visit), with a letter or with a condolence card. A condolence list or book of condolence is available at some funerals. Condolences can also be published in the Internet culture in virtual cemeteries .

In some areas it is customary to include a sum of money with the letter of condolence for burial or tending to the grave.

In public and political life it is not uncommon for officials or dignitaries to send letters of condolence to bereaved families.

literature

  • Klaus Dirschauer: Words about grief. 500 selected wisdoms and quotes for obituaries and letters of condolence. Examples and samples. 5th edition. Claudius Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-532-62319-0 .
  • Klaus Dirschauer: My condolences. A little etiquette for bereavement. 3. Edition. Claudius Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-532-62402-9 .
  • Reiner Sörries: Condolences: A cultural history of mourning. Primus Verlag, Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-89678-860-3 .

Web links

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Wiktionary: Condolence  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Condolence on the Duden's website .
  2. ^ Karl Ernst Georges : Comprehensive Latin-German concise dictionary . Volume 1. 10th edition. Hanover 1959, column 1429, s. v. condoleo .
  3. ^ The condolences among others In: Joachim Heinrich Campe : Dictionary of the German language. Volume I: A-E. Braunschweig 1807 (Reprint: Georg Holm Verlag, Hildesheim / New York 1969. With an introduction and bibliography by Helmut Henne), p 433, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10523280-0 ( digitale-sammlungen.de ).
  4. ↑ The compassion. In: Joachim Heinrich Campe: Dictionary of the German language. Volume III: L-K. Braunschweig 1809 (Reprint: Georg Holm Verlag, Hildesheim / New York 1969), p 307, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10523282-1 ( digitale-sammlungen.de ).
  5. ↑ Klaus Dirschauer: Warm condolences. A little etiquette for bereavement. 3. Edition. Claudius Verlag, Munich 2011, pp. 5–17.
  6. ^ Bulletin of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government . -
    Ingeborg Kaiser-Bauer, Michael Engelhard , Frank Weber: Condolences and condolences. Commented original letters from politics, business and society. Falken Verlag, Niedernhausen / Ts. 1995, ISBN 3-8068-4823-8 .