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mercy |
Grep of noun mercy mercy mercy killing mercy seat Overview of noun mercy The noun mercy has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) clemency, mercifulness, 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") 2. (2) mercifulness, mercy -- (a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband") 3. (1) mercifulness, mercy -- (the feeling that motivates compassion) 4. mercy -- (something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive") 5. mercy -- (alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy") Overview of noun mercy The noun mercy has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) clemency, mercifulness, 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") 2. (2) mercifulness, mercy -- (a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband") 3. (1) mercifulness, mercy -- (the feeling that motivates compassion) 4. mercy -- (something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive") 5. mercy -- (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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