What does mercy mean to you? / myLot

United States

September 7, 2010 8:35am CST

When we look up the word mercy in the dictionary it is said to mean the forbearance from inflicting harm. Many people associate mercy with compassion among other things. When you think of mercy, what does it mean to you?

5 responses

djoanne

@djoanne (14)

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7 Sep 10

mercy is something that you get but you dont deserve this is the opposite of justice which means you get what you deserve

mercy

sender621

@sender621 (14894)

• United States

7 Sep 10

if we were deserving of mercy, i wonder what we would call it. Do we always consider justice with mercy when we think about it? Thanks for your views.

djoanne

@djoanne (14)

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8 Sep 10

i think that is what you called grace, being deserving of that mercy. yes i think mercy and justice goes along...i love the movie braveheart its very touching.and it defines mercy in this movie

mercedlegurpa

@mercedlegurpa (955)

• Philippines

8 Sep 10

Very ironic because my name means mercy. My real name is Merced which means mercy in Spanish. For me the word mercy means compassion.

sender621

@sender621 (14894)

• United States

8 Sep 10

What a unique surprise for your name! When i first think of mercy, i do think of compassion! thank you for sharing with us!

ronharold

@ronharold (555)

• Philippines

7 Sep 10

Mercy for me as what you've said is some what associated to the word compassion. It is the feeling of sympathy to the person in his/her kind of situation.

sender621

@sender621 (14894)

• United States

7 Sep 10

Thank you for responding. Mercy and sympathy just seem to go hand in hand.

mercedlegurpa

@mercedlegurpa (955)

• Philippines

8 Sep 10

Very ironic; you see my name is Merced from Spanish origin and it means mercy. Regards with its meaning, it means pity and compassion.

compassion

forbearance