"mercifulness" in the noun sense
1. mercifulness, mercy
the feeling that motivates compassion
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. 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"
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