mercies
Kindnesses freely given
Mercies is the plural of mercy—acts of compassion, forgiveness, or forbearance toward those in one's power.
The word often appears in religious contexts, where divine mercies are blessings or instances of God's compassion: His mercies are new every morning.
To be at the mercy of or left to the mercies of someone or something is to be vulnerable to their treatment, often with ironic implication that little mercy will be shown: abandoned to the tender mercies of the tax auditor.
Official release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
commutation · leniency · mitigation · forbearance · indulgence · tolerance · magnanimity · quarter
Considerate, caring disposition
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- empathySharing another's emotions
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- gentlenessSoft, kind demeanor
humanity · benevolence · charity · care · concern · warmth · consideration · goodwill
Effortless beauty of motion
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- providenceDivine protective care
deliverance · favor · intercession · atonement · sanctification · prayer · devotion · faith
Short pause from hardship
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- escapeFlight from captivity
- succorHelp given in distress
comfort · solace · reprieve · rescue · aid · help · assistance · alleviation
pardon
Official release from punishment
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
forgiveness · commutation · leniency · mitigation · forbearance · indulgence · tolerance · magnanimity · quarter · compassion
kindness
Considerate, caring disposition
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- empathySharing another's emotions
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
gentleness · humanity · benevolence · charity · care · concern · warmth · consideration · goodwill · solicitude
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
providence · deliverance · favor · intercession · atonement · sanctification · prayer · devotion · faith · hope
respite
Short pause from hardship
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- escapeFlight from captivity
succor · comfort · solace · reprieve · rescue · aid · help · assistance · alleviation · easing
merciescruelties
Harsh, harmful acts
brutalities · inhumanities · atrocities · barbarities · savageries
merciesvengeances
Retaliatory punishments
retributions · punishments · revenges · reprisals · penalties
merciesblows
Strikes or expels air
afflictions · misfortunes · hardships · calamities · trials
- tender merciesGentle kindness, often ironic
- merciless ruleHarsh unforgiving governance
merciful, merciless, mercifully, mercilessly, unmerciful, mercifulness, mercilessness, merci