ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MERCY
From Old French, from Latin mercēs wages, recompense, price, from merx goods.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERCY»
The term «mercy» is very widely used and occupies the
9.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «MERCY»
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mercy.
Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection.
When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.
I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only Who stretched out His hand to me. May He be blessed for ever! Amen.
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.
I was surrounded at the time by about a dozen of the enemy, whose clubs rattled upon me without mercy, and the strokes of my sabre were rendered uncertain by the energetic pushes of an attendant who thus hoped to save me.
God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit of their own, to eternal salvation, and another part, in just punishment of their sin, to eternal damnation.
God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.
Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.
And for yourself, whatever there has been either of sin or duty, remember the one and forget the other, and betake yourself wholly to the mercy of God and the merit of Christ.
At issue was the question whether this man's faith could prevail against a man whose equal faith it was that this society is sick beyond saving, and that mercy itself pleads for its swift extinction and replacement by another.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERCY»
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mercy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mercy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Two cousins are driven to extremes by the power of love, as one helps his terminally ill wife commit suicide at her request, and the other becomes involved in a passionate affair with his wife's new assistant
In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Brittany, seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where she learns that the god of Death has blessed her with ...
Knowing what must be done, John turns to his three friends to mercy-kill his wife, but the line between mercy and murder quickly vanishes.
. . At the novel's heart, like Beloved, it is the ambivalent, disturbing story of a mother and a daughter – a mother who casts off her daughter in order to save her, and a daughter who may never exorcise that abandonment.
Mercy, an angel, wakes up again and again in different bodies, trying to earn her way back into heaven while being hunted for a crime she did not commit.
New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein is at her explosive best as she plunges into the byzantine world of New York City’s most powerful and sacred institutions—and unearths the most sinister of secrets… Prosecutor ...
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Mercy, The (The Rose Trilogy Book #3)
The Powerful Conclusion to Beverly Lewis' Latest #1 Bestselling Series!
The sexy heroes of Black Ops, Inc., a covert private security team, sizzle in New York Times bestselling author Cindy Gerard's electrifying new romantic suspense series.
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War without
Mercy: PACIFIC WAR
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD AN AMERICAN BOOK AWARD FINALIST Now in paperback, War Without Mercy has been hailed by The New York Times as “one of the most original and important books to be written about the war ...
A new collection by the National Book Award winner and one of America's most beloved poets.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERCY»
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mercy is used in the context of the following news items.
Here's Pope Francis' schedule for the Jubilee of Mercy
Pope Francis before the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica during the convocation of the Jubilee of Mercy, April 11, 2015. Credit: L'Osservatore ... «Catholic News Agency, Jul 15»
Prisoner found after escape outside St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in …
Police have found and arrested a prisoner who escaped from outside St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor early this morning. That's near ... «WXYZ, Jul 15»
EXCLUSIVE: Mercy Health reveals details for East Side medical center
Cancer care and a women's health center could be among services offered by Mercy Health-Cincinnati at the medical center it plans to build in ... «Cincinnati Business Courier, Jul 15»
Mercy Health Muskegon announces new timeline for revised $271 …
MUSKEGON, MI – Mercy Health Muskegon has announced a new timeline for the nine-story medical tower project it unveiled last year. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
India's Supreme Court rejects Mumbai bomber's mercy plea
On July 21, 2015, India's Supreme Court rejected a plea of mercy from a man accused of financing a string of bombings in Mumbai 22 years ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»
Knowles Mercy Spirituality Center Open House
Come see Knowles Mercy Spirituality Center and learn about the retreats available for individuals or groups, at our location or yours. It is also a ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
Listen: Trenchfoot – At The Mercy Of Circumstance LP Stream
Check out the stream of their debut album, At The Mercy Of Circumstance —out now digitally and on vinyl soon via Glory Kid—and make your ... «CMJ, Jul 15»
Sister of Mercy celebrates 100th birthday
A short 84 years later, she is still serving God and people as a nun and will celebrate her 100th birthday on Thursday, July 23. But don't think for ... «13WHAM-TV, Jul 15»
Driver asks judge, family for mercy in fatal crash
LANCASTER – After a crash that killed a man and severely injured a 7-year-old girl, their families pleaded for justice Tuesday, while the ... «Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Jul 15»
No mercy for ex-PM killers: Centre to SC
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the assassins of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi deserved no any mercy. "Our former ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
