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mercy: alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"; something for which to be thankful; "it was a mercy we got out alive"

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relent collapse

self-pity collapse: a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings

dog-eat-dog collapse

unforgiving collapse: unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman"

omnipotence collapse: the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

mercifulness collapse: a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"; the feeling that motivates compassion

ruth collapse: a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died; the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament; United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

pardon collapse: a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; grant a pardon to; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"

condolence collapse: an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences"

reprieve collapse: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment; a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence); a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort; relieve temporarily; postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

capitulate collapse: surrender under agreed conditions

omnipresence collapse

ubiquity collapse: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

unremorseful collapse

slaying collapse

mercy killing collapse

omniscience collapse: the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

uncompassionate collapse: lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare

euthanasia collapse: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

clemency collapse: leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court"

remorseless collapse

good turn collapse

good deed collapse

benefaction collapse: a contribution of money or assistance

unmerciful collapse

labor of love collapse: productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation

neutralize collapse: make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the effect of my efforts"; make incapable of military action; get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"; make politically neutral and thus inoffensive; "The treaty neutralized the small republic"

thaw collapse: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"; warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"; the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

bloodletting collapse: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

come to terms collapse

pitiless collapse: deficient in humane and kindly feelings; without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

extermination collapse: the act of exterminating

pity collapse: an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"

forbear collapse: refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"

stoning collapse: pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

immolation collapse: killing or offering as a sacrifice

forgiveness collapse: the act of excusing a mistake or offense; compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

mitzvah collapse: (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty; (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law

forgive collapse: stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"; absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"

compassion collapse: the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it; a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

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