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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
mercy
n 1: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person
or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw
himself on the mercy of the court" [syn: clemency,
mercifulness, mercy]
2: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife
had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" [syn:
mercifulness, mercy] [ant: mercilessness,
unmercifulness]
3: the feeling that motivates compassion [syn: mercifulness,
mercy]
4: something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got
out alive"
5: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the
distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood
victims was an act of mercy"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Mercy \Mer"cy\ (m[~e]r"s[y^]), n.; pl. Mercies. [OE. merci, F.
merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to
misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is probably akin to
merere to deserve, acquire. See Merit, and cf. Amerce.]
1. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of
provocation, when one has the power to inflict it;
compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary;
clemency.
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Examples of justice must be made for terror to some;
examples of mercy for comfort to others. --Bacon.
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2. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless;
sometimes, favor, beneficence. --Luke x. 37.
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3. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity;
compassion; willingness to spare or to help.
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In whom mercy lacketh and is not founden. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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4. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or
favor.
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The Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.
--2 Cor. i. 3.
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Mercy seat (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of
the Covenant. See Ark, 2.
Sisters of Mercy (R. C. Ch.),a religious order founded in
Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have
since been established in various American cities. The
duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend
lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls,
and protect decent women out of employment, to visit
prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to
death.
To be at the mercy of, to be wholly in the power of.
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Syn: See Grace.
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3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Mercy
compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the
atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of
mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of
truth and righteousness (Gen. 19:19; Ex. 20:6; 34:6, 7; Ps.
85:10; 86:15, 16). In Christ mercy and truth meet together.
Mercy is also a Christian grace (Matt. 5:7; 18:33-35).
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
MERCY, crim. law. The total or partial remission of a punishment to which a
convict is subject. When the whole punishment is remitted, it is called a
pardon; (q.v.) when only a part of the punishment is remitted, it is
frequently a conditional pardon; or before sentence, it is called clemency
or mercy. Vide Rutherf. Inst. 224; 1 Kent, Com. 265; 3 Story, Const. Sec.
1488.
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5. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
MERCY, Practice. To be in mercy, signifies to be liable to punishment at the
discretion of the judge.
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6. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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