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merciful

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mer·ci·ful  (mûrs-fl)
adj.
Full of mercy; compassionate: sought merciful treatment for the captives. See Synonyms at humane.

merci·ful·ly adv.
merci·ful·ness n.

merciful
Adjective
1. (of an act or event) giving relief from pain or suffering: after months of illness, death came as a merciful release
2. showing or giving mercy; compassionate
mercifully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
clement - (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy; "a more clement judge reduced the sentence"
compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"
soft - compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"
humane - marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
2.merciful - (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious; "our merciful king"
gracious - characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit; "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"

merciful
Translations
merciful [ˈməːsɪful] adjcompasivo
merciful [ˈməːsɪful] adjmiséricordieux/euse, clément(e)
merciful [ˈməːsɪful] adjgnädig;
a merciful release → eine Erlösung
merciful [ˈməːsɪful] adjpietoso/a, clemente


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And if this be rightly considered, he will be seen to have been much more merciful than the Florentine people, who, to avoid a reputation for cruelty, permitted Pistoia to be destroyed.
Mindful, then, of what we had read together, I thought of the two men who went up into the Temple to pray, and I knew there were no better words that I could say beside his bed, than "O Lord, be merciful to him, a sinner
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