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mer·cy    Audio Help   [mur-see] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -cies for 4, 5.
1.compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner.
2.the disposition to be compassionate or forbearing: an adversary wholly without mercy.
3.the discretionary power of a judge to pardon someone or to mitigate punishment, esp. to send to prison rather than invoke the death penalty.
4.an act of kindness, compassion, or favor: She has performed countless small mercies for her friends and neighbors.
5.something that gives evidence of divine favor; blessing: It was just a mercy we had our seat belts on when it happened.
6.at the mercy of, entirely in the power of; subject to: They were at the mercy of their captors. Also, at one's mercy.

[Origin: 1125–75; ME merci < OF, earlier mercit < L mercéd- (s. of mercés) wages (LL, ML: heavenly reward), deriv. of merx goods]

1. forgiveness, indulgence, clemency, leniency, lenity, tenderness, mildness.
1. cruelty.
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–noun
a female given name.
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mer·cy    Audio Help   (mûr'sē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. mer·cies
  1. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
  2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.
  3. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.
  4. Alleviation of distress; relief: Taking in the refugees was an act of mercy.


[Middle English, from Old French merci, from Medieval Latin mercēs, from Latin, reward.]

Synonyms: These nouns mean humane and kind, sympathetic, or forgiving treatment of or disposition toward others. Mercy is compassionate forbearance: "We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves" (George Eliot).
Leniency and lenity imply mildness, gentleness, and often a tendency to reduce punishment: "When you have gone too far to recede, do not sue [appeal] to me for leniency" (Charles Dickens). "His Majesty gave many marks of his great lenity, often . . . endeavoring to extenuate your crimes" (Jonathan Swift).
Clemency is mercy shown by someone with judicial authority: The judge believed in clemency for youthful offenders.
Charity is goodwill and benevolence in judging others: "But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves?" (Thomas Browne).

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mercy 
c.1175, "God's forgiveness of his creatures' offenses," from O.Fr. mercit, merci "reward, gift, kindness," from L. mercedem (nom. merces) "reward, wages, hire" (in V.L. "favor, pity"), from merx (gen. mercis) "wares, merchandise." In Church L. (6c.) applied to the heavenly reward of those who show kindness to the helpless. Meaning "disposition to forgive or show compassion" is attested from c.1225. As an interjection, attested from c.1240. In Fr. largely superseded by miséricorde except as a word of thanks. Seat of mercy "golden covering of the Ark of the Covenant" (1530) is Tyndale's loan-translation of Luther's gnadenstuhl, an inexact rendering of Heb. kapporeth, lit. "propitiatory."

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mercy

noun
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
2. a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" [syn: mercifulness] [ant: mercilessness
3. the feeling that motivates compassion [syn: mercifulness
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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mercy

see at the mercy of.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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mercy1 [ˈməːsi] nounplural ˈmercies
kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power
Example: He showed his enemies no mercy.
Arabic: رَحْمَه
Chinese (Simplified): 怜悯
Chinese (Traditional): 憐憫
Czech: slitování
Danish: nåde; barmhjertighed
Dutch: genade
Estonian: halastus
Finnish: armo
French: pitié
German: die Gnade
Greek: έλεος, οίκτος
Hungarian: kegyelem, irgalom
Icelandic: miskunn
Indonesian: belas kasihan
Italian: pietà
Japanese: 慈悲
Latvian: žēlsirdība; žēlastība
Lithuanian: gailestingumas, pasigailėjimas
Norwegian: barmhjertighet, medlidenhet
Polish: łaska, litość
Portuguese (Brazil): misericórdia
Portuguese (Portugal): piedade
Romanian: milă
Russian: милосердие; пощада
Slovak: zľutovanie, súcit
Slovenian: usmiljenje
Spanish: compasión, clemencia
Swedish: barmhärtighet, förbarmande, nåd
Turkish: merhamet
mercy2 [ˈməːsi] noun
a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful
Example: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.
Arabic: نِعْمَه، بَرَكَه
Chinese (Simplified): 幸运
Chinese (Traditional): 幸運
Czech: štěstí
Danish: held; velsignelse
Dutch: geluk
Estonian: õnnistus
Finnish: onni
French: chance
German: das Glück
Greek: ευτύχημα
Hungarian: szerencse
Icelandic: mildi, lán
Indonesian: kemujuran
Italian: fortuna
Japanese: 幸運
Latvian: veiksme, laime
Lithuanian: laimė
Norwegian: hell, velsignelse, under
Polish: szczęście
Portuguese (Brazil): bênção
Portuguese (Portugal): sorte
Romanian: binecuvântare
Russian: удача
Slovak: šťastie, šťastná náhoda, dar nebies
Slovenian: sreča
Spanish: suerte
Swedish: tur, välsignelse
Turkish: şans, talih
See also: at the mercy of, merciful, merciless, have mercy on

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Mercy

A*merce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amerced; p. pr. & vb. n. Amercing.] [OF. amercier, fr. a merci at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See Mercy.]

1. To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; as, the amerced the criminal in the sum on the hundred dollars.

Note: The penalty of fine may be expressed without a preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or of.

2. To punish, in general; to mulct.

Millions of spirits for his fault amerced Of Heaven. --Milton.

Shall by him be amerced with penance due. --Spenser.
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