Definition of mercy Mercy
/mษหsi/ - [mersee] - Merโขcy
We found 19 definitions of mercy from 7 different sources.
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What does mercy mean?
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NounPlural: mercies |
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| mercy - alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy" | ||
| mercy - something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive" | ||
| mercy - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" | ||
| clemency, mercifulness | ||
| lenience, leniency lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers | ||
| re-sentencing, commutation the travel of a commuter | ||
| free pardon, amnesty, pardon the formal act of liberating someone | ||
| quarter clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" | ||
| mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" | ||
| mercifulness | ||
| unmercifulness, mercilessness inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving | ||
| humaneness the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) | ||
| compassion, pity the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it | ||
| forgivingness, kindness tendency to be kind and forgiving | ||
| mercy - the feeling that motivates compassion | ||
| mercifulness | ||
| compassionateness, compassion the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it | ||
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Wiktionary 
- mercy (Noun)
relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another. - mercy (Noun)
forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate. - mercy (Noun)
A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion. - mercy (Noun)
Instances of forbearance or forgiveness. - mercy (Noun)
A blessing, something to be thankful for.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- mercy (n.)
Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency. - mercy (n.)
Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence. - mercy (n.)
Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help. - mercy (n.)
A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary ฮฉ
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mercy
The switch between a ruled death sentence and a milder one.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary ๐
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mercy
Cry you mercy, who killed my cat?
Wikipedia 
- Mercy can refer both to a compassionate behavior on the part of those in power (e.g. "mercy" shown by a judge toward a convict) or on the part of a compassionate third party (e.g. a trip out of "mercy" trying to treat sick kids in Africa). The word is very common in several Religions (e.g. the mercy of God).
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"Mercy" is a song by pop rock band OneRepublic, from their debut album, "Dreaming Out Loud". The song helped gain the band's popularity on MySpace, and was voted as one of the best songs on MySpace. It is a possible future single from the album. It is to be released in the autumn of 2008 promoting their tour of the UK.
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๐ค- mercy, noun, singular of mercies.
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