mercy : Idioms & Phrases

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grand mercy

Grand" mer"cy
Definitions
  1. See Gramercy. Obs.
Webster 1913

mercy killing

  • noun the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
    euthanasia.
WordNet

Mercy seat

  • noun the throne of God
  • noun the golden covering of the ark of the covenant
WordNet
  • (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See Ark, 2.
Webster 1913

Sister of charity, Sister of mercy

  • . (R. C. Ch.) See under Charity, and Mercy.
Webster 1913

Sisters of Mercy

  • (R. C. Ch.), a religious order founded in Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have since been established in various American cities. The duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls, and protect decent women out of employment, to visit prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to death.
Webster 1913

To be at the mercy of

  • to be wholly in the power of.
Webster 1913

To cry you mercy

  • to beg your pardon. "I cry you mercy, madam; was it you?" Shak.
Webster 1913

To lie at the mercy of

  • to be in the power of.
Webster 1913