Mercy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "mercy" word

[noun] leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
[noun] alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
[noun] a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
[noun] the feeling that motivates compassion
[noun] something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

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\Mer"cy\, n.; pl. {Mercies}. [OE. merci, F. merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is prob? 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. Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; examples of mercy for comfort to others. --Bacon. 2. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence. --Luke x. 37. 3. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help. In whom mercy lacketh and is not founden. --Sir T. Elyot. 4. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor. The Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. --2 Cor. i. 3. {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. Syn: See {Grace}.

Synonyms for mercy

clemency, mercifulness, mercifulness, mercifulness

Antonyms: mercilessness, unmercifulness

Related terms: benefaction, compassion, courtesy, feeling, forbearance, forbearing, forgiveness, gentleness, good turn, goodwill, kind deed, kindly act, lenience, lenientness, liberality, mitigation, pardon, quarter, relief, self-pity, service, sympathy

The fun area, different aproach to word »mercy«

Let's analyse "mercy" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YCREM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- . .-. -.-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: mercy: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 (or 3 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: mercy: 4 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 7 = 28, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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