merciful

Why is Putin feeling so merciful all of a sudden to his political enemies?
Why Is Putin Pardoning His Political Enemies?|Anna Nemtsova|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All Muslims assert that God is most merciful, most compassionate.
My Meetings With the Man Behind the Mosque|Brad Gooch|August 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I'd been so irrationally certain of merciful miracles; he was supposed to live forever.
My Martha's Vineyard Close Encounter|Patricia J. Williams|August 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
So clement, so merciful, is that eagle who restrains his wrath.
The Induna's Wife|Bertram Mitford

In the last writing of Thompson, he solemnly affirmed his belief in a "just and merciful God."
The Story of a Strange Career|Anonymous
Oh, Father in heaven, so merciful to fathers on earth—my son, my son!
The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins
Can we believe that any such command was ever given by a merciful and intelligent God?
Mistakes of Moses|Robert G. Ingersoll
One said: "God has forbidden it;" the other, "God is merciful and forgiving."
The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell

British Dictionary definitions for merciful

merciful

/ (ˈmɜːsɪfʊl) /

adjective

showing or giving mercy; compassionate

Derived Formsmercifulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for merciful

merciful

adj.

mid-14c.; see mercy + -ful. Related: Mercifully.

merciful

adjective

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merciful

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