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English Dictionary: mercifulness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for mercifulness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mercifulness n the feeling that motivates compassion [syn: mercifulness, mercy] a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband" Synonym(s): mercifulness, mercy Antonym(s): mercilessness, unmercifulness leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" Synonym(s): clemency, mercifulness, mercy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Merciful \Mer"ciful\, a. [Mercy + -ful.] 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. --Ex. xxxiv. 6. Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. --Shak. 2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate. A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. --Old Proverb. Syn: Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild; clement; benignant. -- {Mer"cifully}, adv. -- {Mer"ciful*ness}, n.