Definitions for merciful
ˈmɜr sɪ fəlmer·ci·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. mercifuladjective

   showing or giving mercy

   "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"

2. mercifuladjective

   (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious

   "our merciful king"

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1. mercifuladjective

   showing mercy

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mercifuladjective

   Compassionate; tender; kind; unwilling to punish; willing to pity and spare.

   Etymology: mercy and full.

   Be merciful, O Lord, unto thy people thou hast redeemed. Deut. xxi. 8.

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1. merciful

   Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, "price paid, wages", from merc-, merxi "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts. In the social and legal context, mercy may refer both to compassionate behavior on the part of those in power (e.g. mercy shown by a judge toward a convict), or on the part of a humanitarian third party, e.g., a mission of mercy aiming to treat war victims.

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1. merciful

   Merciful refers to showing or exercising mercy, which may include compassion, kindness, empathy, or forgiveness towards someone who it is within one's power to punish or harm. It often implies a sense of leniency or forbearance, particularly in the face of injustice or misdeeds.

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1. Mercifuladjective

   full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish

2. Mercifuladjective

   unwilling to give pain; compassionate

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1. crimeful

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of merciful in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of merciful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of merciful in a Sentence

1. New York:

   So we feel it's only merciful to give our Knicks beat writer, Scott Cacciola, a break from such woeful basketball.

2. Mervat Ashamallah:

   Where were you God? Why didn't You intervene to rescue him? why didn't they just shoot them? It would have been more merciful.

3. Fayez Abu Shammala:

   Since our Israeli enemy is sick with coronavirus, our Arab morals oblige us to make truce with them at this stage. Let's be merciful even with our enemy.

4. Anna Jameson:

   All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.

5. Joseph Smith, Jr.:

   Ever keep in exercise the principle of mercy, and be ready to forgive our brother on the first intimations of repentance, and asking forgiveness; and should we even forgive our brother, or even our enemy, before he repent or ask forgiveness, our heavenly Father would be equally as merciful unto us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=merciful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Merciful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=merciful
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merciful
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merciful