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mercy
1[ mur-see ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- the disposition to be compassionate or forbearing:
an adversary wholly without mercy.
- the discretionary power of a judge to pardon someone or to mitigate punishment, especially to send to prison rather than invoke the death penalty.
- an act of kindness, compassion, or favor:
She has performed countless small mercies for her friends and neighbors.
- something that gives evidence of divine favor; blessing:
It was just a mercy we had our seat belts on when it happened.
Mercy
2[ mur-see ]
noun
- a female given name.
mercy
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
- compassionate treatment of or attitude towards an offender, adversary, etc, who is in one's power or care; clemency; pity
- the power to show mercy
to throw oneself on someone's mercy
- a relieving or welcome occurrence or state of affairs
his death was a mercy after weeks of pain
- at the mercy ofin the power of
Word History and Origins
Origin of mercy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of mercy1
Idioms and Phrases
- at the mercy of, entirely in the power of; subject to: Also at one's mercy.
They were at the mercy of their captors.
More idioms and phrases containing mercy
see at the mercy of .Example Sentences
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.
“The man in this video is severely abusing this poor pup without mercy and needs to be found asap,” the group Animal Hope and Wellness wrote in the caption.
“The man in this video is severely abusing this poor pup without mercy and needs to be found asap,” the group wrote in the caption.
“He was a great symbol of mercy,” she said.
Joel doesn’t die so publicly or quickly, which would have been a mercy.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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