Kind, forgiving, or compassionate treatment of or disposition toward others

• mercy

  1. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
  2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving:
  3. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing:

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  1. Compassionate treatment, especially of those under one's power; clemency.
  2. A disposition to be kind and forgiving:
  3. Something for which to be thankful; a blessing:

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• mercifulness

  1. The state of being merciful; mercy.

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  1. The state of being merciful; mercy.

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• lenity

  1. The condition or quality of being lenient; leniency:

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  1. The condition or quality of being lenient; leniency:

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• lenience

  1. Leniency.

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  1. Leniency.

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• grace

  1. Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.
  2. A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.
  3. A sense of fitness or propriety.

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  1. Seemingly effortless beauty or charm of movement, form, or proportion.
  2. A characteristic or quality pleasing for its charm or refinement.
  3. A sense of fitness or propriety.

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• clemency

  1. A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.
  2. A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
  3. Mildness, especially of weather.

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  1. A disposition to show mercy, especially toward an offender or enemy.
  2. A merciful, kind, or lenient act.
  3. Mildness, especially of weather.

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• charity

  1. Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.
  2. Something given to help the needy; alms.
  3. An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.

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  1. Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.
  2. Something given to help the needy; alms.
  3. An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.

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Forbearing or lenient treatment

• toleration

  1. Tolerance with respect to the actions and beliefs of others.
  2. Official recognition of the rights of individuals and groups to hold dissenting opinions, especially on religion.

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  1. Tolerance with respect to the actions and beliefs of others.
  2. Official recognition of the rights of individuals and groups to hold dissenting opinions, especially on religion.

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• tolerance

  1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
  2. Leeway for variation from a standard.
  3. The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.

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  1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
  2. Leeway for variation from a standard.
  3. The permissible deviation from a specified value of a structural dimension, often expressed as a percent.

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• lenity

  1. The condition or quality of being lenient; leniency:

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  1. The condition or quality of being lenient; leniency:

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• lenience

  1. Leniency.

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  1. Leniency.

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• indulgence

  1. The action or an instance of indulging:
  2. The state of being indulgent; tolerance:
  3. Something indulged in:

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  1. The action or an instance of indulging:
  2. The state of being indulgent; tolerance:
  3. Something indulged in:

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• forbearance

  1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
  2. The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.

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  1. Tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience.
  2. The act of giving a debtor more time to pay rather than immediately enforcing a debt that is due.

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• charity

  1. Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.
  2. Something given to help the needy; alms.
  3. An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.

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  1. Provision of help or relief to the poor; almsgiving.
  2. Something given to help the needy; alms.
  3. An institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy.

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• charitableness

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
  2. (rare, countable) A particular kind or instance of this quality.

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  1. (uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
  2. (rare, countable) A particular kind or instance of this quality.

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