Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
A blessing; something to be thankful for.
Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.
A children's game in which two players stand opposite with hands grasped and twist each other's arms until one gives in.
To feel mercy
To show mercy; to pardon or treat leniently because of mercy
Expressing surprise or alarm.
Extreme severity or rigour.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
Absolute power, or its use.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.