"mercies" in the noun sense
1. clemency, mercifulness, mercy
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
"he threw himself on the mercy of the court"
2. mercifulness, mercy
a disposition to be kind and forgiving
"in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"
3. mercifulness, mercy
the feeling that motivates compassion
4. mercy
something for which to be thankful
"it was a mercy we got out alive"
5. mercy
alleviation of distress showing great kindness toward the distressed
"distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy"
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