misericordia (Meaning)
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misericordia (n.)
An amercement.
A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary.
An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a member of a religious order.
Synonyms & Antonyms of misericordia
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misericordia Sentence Examples
- The judge showed misericordia by granting the defendant a lighter sentence.
- The priest offered misericordia to the penitent, absolving their sins.
- The doctor felt a pang of misericordia for the suffering patient.
- The teacher's misericordia extended to giving students extra time to complete assignments.
- The compassionate neighbor provided misericordia by helping the sick elderly woman with her daily tasks.
- The jury's misericordia resulted in a verdict of not guilty, despite the strong evidence against the accused.
- The volunteer organization's mission was driven by misericordia, providing aid to those in need.
- The government's misericordia policy offered amnesty to undocumented immigrants.
- The king's misericordia pardoned the rebels who had overthrown him.
- The god of misericordia showed compassion and forgiveness to those who had wronged him.
FAQs About the word misericordia
An amercement., A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or mercy stroke to a fallen adversary., An indulgence
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The judge showed misericordia by granting the defendant a lighter sentence.
The priest offered misericordia to the penitent, absolving their sins.
The doctor felt a pang of misericordia for the suffering patient.
The teacher's misericordia extended to giving students extra time to complete assignments.
