noun. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.

noun. A disposition to be kind and forgiving.

noun. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing.

noun. Alleviation of distress; relief.

idiom. (at the mercy of) Without any protection against; helpless before.

noun. In criminal law, partial remission of a punishment to which a convict is subject, as distinguished from pardon, or total remission.

To thank.

To fine; amerce.

noun. Pitying forbearance or forgiveness; compassionate leniency toward enemies or wrongdoers; the disposition to treat offenders kindly or tenderly; the exercise of clemency in favor of an offender.

noun. An act or exercise of forbearance, good will, or favor; also, a kindness undeserved or unexpected; a fortunate or providential circumstance; a blessing: as, it is a mercy that they escaped.

noun. Pity; compassion; benevolence: as, awork of mercy.

noun. Discretionary action; unrestrained exercise of the will and the power to punish and to spare: as, to be at one's mercy (that is, wholly in one's power).

noun. To proclaim a tax.

noun. Synonyms Clemency, etc. See leniency.

noun. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.

noun. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.

noun. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.

noun. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.

noun. the golden cover or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See Ark, 2.

noun. a religious order founded in Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have since been established in various American cities. The duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls, and protect decent women out of employment, to visit prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to death.

noun. to be wholly in the power of.

noun. relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another

noun. forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.

noun. A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion

noun. Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.

noun. A blessing, something to be thankful for.

noun. a disposition to be kind and forgiving

noun. the feeling that motivates compassion

noun. something for which to be thankful

noun. alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed

noun. leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

"-- It may not be in every one's power to shew mercy; but every man may, and every good man does _love mercy_."

cruelty  retribution  unkindness  

covenanted mercies  fathers of mercy  for mercy! for mercy's sake!  god-a-mercy  great mercy  

merciful  merciless  mercy me  

blessing  boon  ministration  relief  succor  

Percy  gramercy  kersey  

accompli  blepomena  charity  compassion  d'arriver  

acceptance  act of grace  act of kindness  benefaction  beneficence