MERCIFULNESS

clemency, mercifulness, mercy

(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”

mercifulness, mercy

(noun) a disposition to be kind and forgiving; “in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband”

mercifulness, mercy

(noun) the feeling that motivates compassion

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mercifulness (plural mercifulnesses)

The state of being merciful; mercy.

Source: Wiktionary



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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