mercy

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/ˈmɜːsi/

noun 5verb 2name 2intj 1

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(noun.)

ADJ

divine, infinite

The priest spoke of divine mercy as the only hope for sinners seeking forgiveness.

VERB + MERCY

ask for, beg for, plead for, scream for

have, show (sb)

The judge showed mercy to the young offender and gave him a lighter sentence.

MERCY + NOUN

dash, flight, mission

The hospital organized a mercy mission to help people affected by the earthquake.

killing

PREP

at the ~ of

The small boat was completely at the mercy of the strong ocean currents.

without ~

The dictator ruled his country without mercy, punishing anyone who opposed him.

Definitions

noun

Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.

She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.

Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.

Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.

He despaired of God's mercy in the same fact, where this presumed of it; he by a decollation of all hope annihilated his mercy, this by an immoderancy thereof destroyed his justice

A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.

Mercy is one of his many virtues.

Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.

1982, Bible (NKJV), Psalm 40:11a Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord

A blessing; something to be thankful for.

It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed

verb

To feel mercy

I despised her; but I mercied her, too, and gave her sweet berries to eat, and led her to my lodge, and said to my best wife, ' Get up from my best skin, for the white squaw is a guest, and is weary.'

At another time, forgetting "his verse," he attempted part of the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, by repeating, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be mercied!"

To show mercy; to pardon or treat leniently because of mercy

In the middle of the room is a young Infanta intended for Marguerite Theresa, born in 1651, daughter of Philip the fourth, whose portrait Velasquez took in 1658, to send to Leopold, who had just been elected Emperor of Germanyd and who mercied her in 1666.

Remember that kid that kept yelling that his father was mercied?” “Mercied?” - “The kid that kept saying his father was killed?

intj

Expressing surprise or alarm.

Mercy! Look at the state of you!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person o

clemency
mercifulness

noun — a disposition to be kind and forgiving

mercifulness

noun — the feeling that motivates compassion

mercifulness

Antonyms

mercilessness
unmercifulness

Idioms & Phrases

at the mercy of

In the power of; defenceless/defenseless against.

The ball game is scheduled for Saturday, but we're still at the mercy of the weather.

mercy fuck

An act of sexual intercourse performed out of pity for the other person's inadequate sex life.

Slept. Once. Singular. It was a mercy fuck. I felt bad, he only had one ball.

mercy sake's alive

A mild oath.

Mercy sake's alive, looks like we got us a convoy

Example Bank

She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.

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Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.

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He despaired of God's mercy in the same fact, where this presumed of it; he by a decollation of all hope annihilated his mercy, this by an immoderancy thereof destroyed his justice

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At another time, forgetting "his verse," he attempted part of the Lord's Sermon on the Mount, by repeating, "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be mercied!"

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There is not a less mercied pair of rogues within the walls of Ireland these days than you both.

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