What do you call a person who takes pleasure in the success of others?

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I often like to watch the successful moments in the events of sportsmen and I take great pleasure in seeing them succeed so much. What is this called?

Possible duplicate, but this title is much clearer than that. — Bravo, May 28 '12 at 06:53
Well I will use the word friend. Friends always share joy and misfortune. — speedyGonzales, May 28 '12 at 08:12

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38

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This has been discussed at length here. The Buddist concept of Mudita comes close to describing the joy at others' success.

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answered May 28 '12 at 04:59

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 28 '12 at 05:06

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It can be called symhedonia (sympathy for another's good fortune), sympathetic joy, or empathic joy. (The latter two terms yield many Google results.)

answered May 28 '12 at 05:06

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What do you call a person who takes pleasure in the success of others?

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