mercy
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1 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.
synoniemen: clemency, mercifulness.
Roget 906: benevolence, Christian charity; God's love, God's grace; good will; philanthropy etc. 910; unselfishness etc. 942. good nature, good feeling, good wishes; ... meer laten zien
Roget 740: lenity, lenience, leniency; moderation etc. 174; tolerance, toleration; mildness, gentleness; favor, indulgence, indulgency†; clemency, ... meer laten zien
Roget 914: pity, compassion, commiseration; bowels, of compassion; sympathy, fellow-feeling, tenderness, yearning, forbearance, humanity, mercy, clemency; leniency ... meer laten zien
Nederlands: mildheid, vergiffenis, gratie, genade, clementie
2 mercy
A disposition to be kind and forgiving.
synoniem: mercifulness.
Pools: litościwość, miłosierność, miłościwość
3 mercy
The feeling that motivates compassion.
synoniem: mercifulness.
4 mercy
Something for which to be thankful.
5 mercy
Alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed.
Nederlands: clementie, genade
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: acceptance, act of grace, act of kindness, benefaction, beneficence, benefit, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, blessing, caritas, charity, clemency, clementness, commiseration, compassion, condolence, consideration, courtesy, easiness ... meer laten zien.
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