Bleeding heart
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A bleeding heart is an informal label applied to someone regarded as excessively sympathetic, liberal in a political sense, or both. It is typically considered a derogatory remark. Etymologically, the term originated as a Christ reference, originally the bleeding heart under a cross, representing the sufferings of Jesus crucified.
Bleeding heart may also refer to:
Organisms:
- Doves in the genus Gallicolumba
- An Australian rainforest plant Omalanthus populifolius, also known as Queensland poplar
- Flowering plants in the genus Dicentra of the fumitory family
- Flowering plants in the genus Clerodendrum (glorybowers or bagflowers) of the vervain family
Other:
- "Bleeding Heart" - Elmore James song
- A song by the Brazilian metal band Angra, presents in the 2002's EP Hunters and Prey
- Bleeding Heart Yard, a courtyard in London, England
- A song by Olivia Lufkin on the album Flower Festival
- Bleeding Heart (album)
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