Definitions for mercies

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mercies mer·cy

Spelling: [mur-see]

IPA: /ˈmɜr si/

Mercies is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 169 anagrams from letters in mercies (ceeimrs).

Definitions for mercies

noun

1. compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence:
2. the disposition to be compassionate or forbearing:
3. the discretionary power of a judge to pardon someone or to mitigate punishment, especially to send to prison rather than invoke the death penalty.
4. an act of kindness, compassion, or favor:
5. something that gives evidence of divine favor; blessing:

Idioms

1. at the mercy of, entirely in the power of; subject to: Also, at one's mercy.

Origin of mercies

1125-75; Middle English merci Old French, earlier mercit Latin mercēd- (stem of mercēs) wages (Late Latin, Medieval Latin: heavenly reward), derivative of merx goods

Examples for mercies

She is a woman, and no man—Heaven be praised for all His mercies!

It wasn't callousness; it was only an appreciation of mercies.

I could only thank God, in my inmost heart, for all his mercies.

Was she sleeping peacefully or was she thinking of her rescue from the mercies of the gang?

Can I ever express the mercies which my God has bestowed on me?

I say this with a warm heart, as I am grateful for all my mercies.

These mercies were sent as warnings, but he says that he was too careless to profit by them.

Far from me to 'sin our mercies,' or to call mere twilight dark.

One is grateful for mercies, but does not groan over them like rheumatism or the lumbago.'

She did not need to hear the minister's careful catalogue of mercies received.