of mercy

idiom

: inclined to treat other people with kindness and forgiveness
a man of mercy

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Something about this one note prompted even this pitiful creature to a risky gesture of mercy. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2025 Pope Francis always placed the Gospel of mercy at the centre, repeatedly emphasizing that God never tires of forgiving us. Abc News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2025 That quality of mercy was nowhere to be seen — the tariffs appear sweeping and severe. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025 For a generation raised to believe that holiness was synonymous with flawlessness, Francis offered something radically different and deeply freeing: a Christianity rooted in the grace of mercy. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for of mercy

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“Of mercy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20mercy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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