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Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: /ˈmɝ.si/
  • UK:
    • IPA: /ˈmɜː.si/
ÖversättningUttal
Substantiv
1.skonsamhet {en}
2.nåd {en}
  • Uttal
3.barmhärtighet {en}
4.välsignelse {en}
5.pardon {en}
6.misskund

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (uncountable) relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
  2. (uncountable) forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
  3. (uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
  4. (countable) Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
  5. A blessing, something to be thankful for.
  6. (phrasal) Subjugation, power.

Exempel

  • She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.
  • Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.
  • Mercy is one of his many virtues.
  • Psalms 40:11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord
  • It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed
  • The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.

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