mercy

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The moment I throw myself on God I am enveloped in His mercy--mercy is my environment, like a fiery wall it surrounds me, without a break through which an evil can creep.

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  1. noun Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
  2. noun A disposition to be kind and forgiving: a heart full of mercy.
  3. noun Something for which to be thankful; a blessing: It was a mercy that no one was hurt.
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  • And because it was Guangying, the answer came in the form of mercy--mercy which must be given to you You do not believe me Nevertheless, it is true. —  AEonTwo
  • "The Gospel of love and life is also always the Gospel of mercy, which is addressed to the sinner." —  Catholic Online > Daily Readings
  • They have been punished in line with the Law of Moses (v. 13), but God, who delivered them from Egypt (v. 15), will surely listen to his servants when they appeal to him, for his mercy is great (v. 18). —  Latest Articles
  • Certainly one of the things which is most appropriate to God is mercy, which is what the Church means when it says that prayer: 'Lord, God, to whom it is proper to be merciful and forgiving ...'. —  Latest Articles
  • That is a necessary defence, given Scripture and the emphasis on God's grace and on his mercy which is found there. —  hyperekperissou
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French merci, from Medieval Latin mercēs, from Latin, reward.

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  1. from Middle English mercy, mercye, mcrsye, marsi, mcrci, from Old French merci, mercit, French merci = Provencal merce = Spanish merced = Portuguese Italian merce, grace, thanks, mercy, pity, pardon, from Latin merces (merced-), pay, reward, also bribe, price, detriment, condition, income, etc., Middle Latin also thanks, grace, mercy, pity, pardon, from merx (merc-), merchandise, from merere, mereri, gain, acquire, buy, also deserve, orig. ‘receive as a share’: see merit. Cf. amerce, gramercy.
  2. from Middle English mercien, from Old French mercicr, thank, also fine, from merci, thank, mercy, fine: see mercy, n., and cf. merce, amerce.
 

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