Merciful

  • 41be merciful — index condone, relent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 42be merciful to — the judge was inclined to be merciful to first offenders Syn: have mercy on, have pity on, show mercy to, spare, pardon, forgive, be lenient to; informal go/be easy on, let off …

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  • 43be merciful to — HAVE MERCY ON, have pity on, show mercy to, spare, pardon, forgive, be lenient on/to; informal go/be easy on, let off. → merciful …

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  • 44Mercifully — Merciful Mer ci*ful, a. [Mercy + ful.] 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of {merciless}. [1913 Webster] The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. Ex. xxxiv. 6.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 45Mercifulness — Merciful Mer ci*ful, a. [Mercy + ful.] 1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of {merciless}. [1913 Webster] The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. Ex. xxxiv. 6.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 46Hanan —    Merciful.    1) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:23).    2) One of David s heroes (1 Chr. 11:43).    3) Jer. 35:4.    4) A descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38).    5) One of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:46).    6) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra (Neh. 8:7).… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 47Raham —    Merciful, one of the descendants of Caleb, the son of Hezron (1 Chr. 2:44) …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 48Rehum —    Merciful.    1) One of the children of the province who returned from the Captivity (Ezra 2:2); the same as Nehum (Neh. 7:7).    2) The chancellor of Artaxerxes, who sought to stir him up against the Jews (Ezra 4:8 24) and prevent the… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 49coup de grace — merciful strike intended to end one s suffering …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 50tender heart — merciful heart, caring heart …

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