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Meaning of misericordia | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR C1
[mɪ.sɛ.rɪˈkɔr.di.a]

Definitions

  1. pity, compassion, mercy, lovingkindness, tenderness, heartedness
    declension-1, feminine
  2. wretchedness, misery; pathos
    declension-1, feminine, figuratively

Equivalents

English compassion lovingkindness mercy pity
עברית חסד
Nederlands goedertierenheid

Examples

“Sīc enim iam tēcum loquar, nōn ut odiō permōtus esse videar — quō dēbeō — sed ut misericordiā, quae tibi nūlla dēbētur.”

For thus I shall now speak with you, not so that I may seem to be moved by hatred — which I ought to be — but by pity, which is in no way owed to you.

“Timor misericordiam non recipit”

The fear does not admit to the mercy

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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