sympathetic contact
nounSociology.
behavior toward an individual based on the individual's personal makeup rather than on their group membership.
Origin of sympathetic contact
1First recorded in 1840–50
- Compare categoric contact.
Words Nearby sympathetic contact
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How to use sympathetic contact in a sentence
The calling is the point of sympathetic contact with God where their purposes become the same.
Quiet Talks on Prayer | S. D. (Samuel Dickey) GordonHe animates and electrifies each musician, and always remains in sympathetic contact with the whole instrumental body.
Richard Wagner and his Poetical Work | Judith GautierThe highest working qualities are best trained by active and sympathetic contact with others in the affairs of daily life.
Character | Samuel SmilesWith this movement of opinion Robert had very soon found himself in close and sympathetic contact.
Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry Ward
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