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Definition of Mercy |
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Mercy
Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor. Related Definitions: Adversary, An, And, As, Beneficence, Blessing, Clemency, Compassion, Compassionate, Disposition, Exercise, Favor, Forbearance, Harm, Help, Helpless, Has, Inflict, It, Manifestation, Of, Offender, One, Or, Pity, Power, Provocation, Regarded, Sometimes, Spare, The, To, Treatment, Under, Unfortunate, When, Willingness |
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Mercy Quotations
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it. Winston Churchill Think carefully before asking for justice. Mercy might be safer. Mason Cooley Until the men of action clear out the talkers we who have social consciences are at the mercy of those who have none. George Bernard Shaw Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. William Shakespeare |
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Mercy Translations
mercy in German is Barmherzigkeit, Mitleid mercy in Italian is impietosire mercy in Latin is clementia, misericordia mercy in Spanish is conmiseracion, misericordia |
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