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What is the noun for mercy?

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mercy
  1. (uncountable) relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
  2. (uncountable) forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
  3. (uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
  4. (countable) Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
  5. (countable) A blessing, something to be thankful for.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “We showed great mercy to those who chose not to oppose us.”
      “It was a gracious mercy on God's part to spare her all the terrors of death's near approach.”
      “I guess it's a mercy that I'll be in an eagerly awaited training from 10-noon.”
merciness
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being merciful; mercifulness
  2. Examples:
    1. “No one on this earth can be compared with your courage, merciness and your devotion towards Dharma.”
      “The likenesses of saints and angels in frescas and windows evoke respect and drown soul into peace and merciness.”
      “She was of sound mind, spoke for herself the merciness of the Lord.”
mercifulness
  1. The state of being merciful; mercy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “A Samaritan is used as an example of the mercifulness that all disciples ought to demonstrate.”
      “The sad irony of it all is that God's infinite mercifulness extends to the nether limits where our present breed of politicians abound.”
      “Pilate is out of his league as he faces Jesus' strong resistance, mysterious mercifulness and unrelenting compassion.”
mercilessness
  1. The property of being merciless.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “And there are few things more vicious than the mercilessness fallen man shows a penitent.”
      “For the man inside the hut, his accuser and punisher was being mercilessness.”
      “When it comes to brutish tactics and mercilessness, Stefan knows no limits.”
mercie
  1. Obsolete spelling of mercy
mercilessnesses
mercifulnesses
mercies
  1. plural of mercy
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In the future this is what the company will also offer us if it is delicensed and left to the tender mercies of the marketplace.”
      “The working classes and middle classes are now at the mercies of the regional land market.”
      “How we have no national dance company and rely on the tender mercies of people like Sonja to keep our folk dances alive and to innovate new ones.”
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