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Mercifulness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being merciful; mercy.
  2. 2
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice wordnet
  3. 3
    a disposition to be kind and forgiving wordnet
  4. 4
    the feeling that motivates compassion wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English mercyfulnes, mercyfullenesse, equivalent to merciful + -ness.

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