mercy
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈmɜrsi/
:
consuelo
- The unexpected financial aid was a great mercy that helped the family through tough times.
I think getting Gray hair is a mercy from God.
- I think getting Gray hair is a mercy from God.
- I think we have to take it as a small mercy that they have not been successful enough in order to do that.
Examples
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Most of them were miserable in their lives... ...and what we do for them is a mercy.
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May her soul and the souls of the departed... ...with the mercy of God, rest in peace.
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I think we have to take it as a small mercy that they have not been successful enough in order to do that.
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Because we're also at the mercy of the world market for oil.
Blog text (3) -
My Lady, the Lord sent your father as a mercy.
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Growing up, at the mercy of fate, I experienced both wealth and poverty.
Blog text (19) -
Finding hunger in the shape of his back was a mercy, a homecoming.
Fiction book (2002) -
Farmers have been too much at the mercy and control of what buyers are willing to pay for agricultural commodities produced.
Academic text (1999) -
And so Thad's fate was passed from the reckless care of his son to the small mercy of the law.
Fiction book (1992) -
Therefore, Macau civil servants are at the mercy of the future Macau SAR, which may or may not continue to employ them.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
299
1.3
Help given to people after a disaster, like food or shelter
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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4.4
Unable to control what happens because someone or something is in charge
Compounds
How Fortunate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mercy used to mean a 'reward' or 'gift' and comes from the old French merci and Latin merces meaning 'reward' or 'pay'. That's why a 'mercy' can also mean a lucky 'blessing' or small help that brings 'relief'.