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111humaneness — noun the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) • Ant: ↑inhumaneness • Derivationally related forms: ↑humane • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑brute …
112lenity — n. (pl. ies) literary 1 mercifulness, gentleness. 2 an act of mercy. Etymology: F leacuteniteacute or L lenitas f. lenis gentle …
113merciful — adj. having or showing or feeling mercy. Derivatives: mercifulness n …
114mercilessness — noun 1. feelings of extreme heartlessness • Syn: ↑cruelty, ↑pitilessness, ↑ruthlessness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ruthless (for: ↑ruthlessness), ↑pitiless …
115re-sentencing — noun (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law • Syn: ↑commutation • Derivationally related forms: ↑commute (for: ↑commutation) • Topics: ↑la …
116unmercifulness — noun inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving • Syn: ↑mercilessness • Ant: ↑mercifulness (for: ↑mercilessness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑unmerciful, ↑ …
117len|i|ty — «LEHN uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. mildness; gentleness; mercifulness; leniency: »His Majesty gave many marks of his great lenity, often … endeavouring to extenuate your crimes (Jonathan Swift). 2. an instance of this …
118MAIMONIDES, MOSES — (Moses ben Maimon; known in rabbinical literature as Rambam ; from the acronym Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon; 1135–1204), rabbinic authority, codifier, philosopher, and royal physician. BIOGRAPHY The most illustrious figure in Judaism in the post… …
119MERCY — (Heb. רַחֲמִים), a feeling of compassion tempered with love, which engenders forgiveness and forbearance in man and which stimulates him to deeds of charity and kindness. This quality, inherent in man s attitude toward his loved ones, is an… …
120PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …
