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misericordia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clemency noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
  • forgiveness noun The act of no longer being angry at someone for a wrong they did.
  • mercy noun Kindness or forgiveness shown toward someone who could reasonably be punished or treated harshly instead.

Senses

misericordia is used for these senses in English:

  • clemency The gentle or kind exercise of power; leniency, mercy; compassion in judging or punishing.
  • forgiveness A readiness to forgive.
  • misericord A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.

clemency — full definition

  1. noun Mercy or leniency shown toward someone who could rightfully be punished.
  2. noun An official act reducing or cancelling a legal punishment, such as a pardon.

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