Definition of mercy

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Mercy (n.) Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.

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"""election " :: Election (a.) Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the five points of Calvinism..
Lie :: Lie (adj.) To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall..
Recreant :: Recreant (n.) One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a mean-spirited, cowardly wretch..
Misericorde :: Misericorde (n.) Compassion; pity; mercy.
Visit :: Visit (v. t.) To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath..
Unmerciful :: Unmerciful (a.) Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.
Mercy :: Mercy (n.) A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.
Shekinah :: Shekinah (n.) The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians..
Ore :: Ore (n.) Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry.
Kyrie Eleison :: Kyrie eleison () Greek words, meaning Lord, have mercy upon us, used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc..
Elect :: Elect (a.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.
Remercy :: Remercy (v. t.) To thank.
Recreant :: Recreant (a.) Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle; yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven..
Vessel :: Vessel (n.) Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy..
Sake :: Sake (n.) Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health..
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and Temple.
Clemency :: Clemency (n.) Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy..
Merciful :: Merciful (a.) Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
Propitiatory :: Propitiatory (n.) The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah.
Spare :: Spare (v. i.) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
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