MERCY
\mˈɜːsi], \mˈɜːsi], \m_ˈɜː_s_i]\
Definitions of MERCY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
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a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
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alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
By Princeton University
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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
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a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
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alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
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A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
By Oddity Software
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Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
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A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
By Noah Webster.
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Willingness to forgive, spare, or pity; forbearance; pity; kindness; mildness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A forgiving disposition: clemency: leniency: tenderness: an act of mercy.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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