SISTER OF MERCY

Meaning of SISTER OF MERCY in English

Usage: usually capitalized S&M

: a member of a Roman Catholic congregation founded in 1827 by Catherine McAuley in Dublin and devoted to works of charity and education

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SISTER OF MERCY — Rom. Cath. Ch. a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787-1841) and …
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SISTER OF MERCY
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SISTER OF MERCY — сестра милосердия
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SISTER OF MERCY — сестра милосердия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MERCY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) mercy killing Warren Mercy Otis Mercy Otis
Английский словарь Британика
SISTER — I. ˈsistə(r) noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English sister, suster, soster, partly from Old English sweostor …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MERCY — ˈmərsē, ˈmə̄s-, ˈməis-, -si noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English merci, mercy, from Old French mercit, merci, from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SISTER — — sisterless , adj. — sisterlike , adj. /sis"teuhr/ , n. 1. a female offspring having both parents in common …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MERCY — /merr"see/ , n. , pl. mercies for 4, 5. 1. compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SISTER — noun Etymology: Middle English suster, sister, partly from Old English sweostor and partly from Old Norse systir sister; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MERCY — noun ( plural mercies ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, price paid, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SISTER — vt to be sister to; to resemble closely. 2. sister ·noun one of the same kind, or of the same …
Webster English vocab
MERCY — noun a blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor. 2. mercy ·noun compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and …
Webster English vocab
SISTER — [sis.ter] n [ME suster, sister, partly fr. OE sweostor and partly of Scand origin; akin to ON systir sister; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MERCY — [mer.cy] n, pl mercies [ME, fr. OF merci, fr. ML merced-, merces, fr. L, price paid, wages, fr. merc-, merx …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SISTER — sister, S~ BrE AmE ˈsɪst ə AmE - ə r ▷ sister|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MERCY — merc|y, Merc|y BrE AmE ˈmɜːs |i AmE ˈmɝːs |i ▷ merc|ies, ~y's iz ▶ ˈ mercy ˌ killing BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SISTER — / ˈsɪstə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a girl or woman who has the same mother and father as another person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERCY — / ˈmɜːsi; NAmE ˈmɜːrsi/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] a kind or forgiving attitude towards sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SISTER — sis ‧ ter S1 W1 /ˈsɪstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sweostor ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MERCY — mer ‧ cy /ˈmɜːsi $ ˈmɜːrsi/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: merci , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SISTER — n. 1 a woman or girl in relation to sons and other daughters of her parents. 2 a (often as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MERCY — n. & int. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 compassion or forbearance shown to enemies or offenders in one's power. 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SISTER — n. 1 a woman or girl in relation to sons and other daughters of her parents. 2 a (often as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MERCY — n. & int. n. (pl. -ies) 1 compassion or forbearance shown to enemies or offenders in one's power. 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SISTER — n.1 a woman or girl in relation to sons and other daughters of her parents. 2 a (often as a …
Oxford English vocab
MERCY — n. & int. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. compassion or forbearance shown to enemies or offenders in one's power. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
SISTER — ( sisters) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your sister is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MERCY — ( mercies) 1. If someone in authority shows mercy , they choose not to harm someone they have power over, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SISTER — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your ~ is a girl …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MERCY — (mercies) 1. If someone in authority shows ~, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SISTER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby son/daughter/brother/sister ▪ We’d like a baby brother or sister for Ben. elder brother/son/sister/daughter …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MERCY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES begging for...mercy ▪ We could hear the prisoners begging for mercy . errand of mercy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SISTER — [noun] [C] - a female who has the same parents as another personSophie and Emily are sisters.Emily is Sophie's younger/little/older/big …
Cambridge English vocab
MERCY — (LUCK) [noun] [U] - an event or situation which is considered to be good or lucky because it is not …
Cambridge English vocab
MERCY — n. mercy killing Warren Mercy Otis Mercy Otis
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SISTER — Synonyms and related words : Greek, LPN, RN, abbess, affiliate, ally, alter ego, analogon, analogue, associate, aunt, auntie, belonger, blood …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MERCY — See: AT THE MERCY OF.
Slang English vocab
MERCY — n. Function: noun a show of or a disposition to show kindness or compassion FF1C; the mercy of the Lord …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MERCY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ divine , infinite ▪ God's infinite ~ ▪ great ▪ tender ▪ I left him to the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SISTER — • ↑ kid sister/brother • ↑ little sister/brother • ↑ younger sister/brother
Longman Activator English vocab
MERCY — n. 25B6; noun he showed no mercy to the others : LENIENCY, clemency, compassion, grace, pity, charity, forgiveness, forbearance, quarter, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MERCY — n. compassion, pity, forbearance, quarter, tolerance, sympathy, favour, forgiveness, kindness, kindliness, leniency, tenderness, humanity, humaneness, liberality, kind-heartedness, tender-heartedness, soft-heartedness, graciousness, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SISTER — сущ. 1) а) сестра big, older sister ≈ старшая сестра kid разг., little, younger sister ≈ младшая сестра full sister, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MERCY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SISTER — sister.ogg 1. ʹsıstə n 1. 1> сестра full sister - родная /полнородная/ сестра one's big little sister - старшая сестра …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SISTER — 1. [ʹsıstə] n 1. 1) сестра full ~ - родная /полнородная/ сестра one's big [little] ~ - старшая сестра [младшая …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SISTER — 1. ʹsıstə n 1. 1> сестра full sister - родная /полнородная/ сестра one's big little sister - старшая сестра младшая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MERCY — n 1. милосердие; сострадание in mercy - из сострадания, из милости without mercy - безжалостно to show mercy to smb. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SISTER — сущ. 1) а) сестра big, older sister — старшая сестра kid разг. , little, younger sister — младшая сестра half …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MERCY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SISTER — сущ. 1) а) сестра big, older sister — старшая сестра kid разг., little, younger sister — младшая сестра half sister — единокровная или единоутробная сестра, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MERCY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SISTER — _n. 1> сестра; full/german sister - родная сестра; half sister - сестра только по одному из родителей 2> старшая медицинская …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MERCY — _n. 1> милосердие; сострадание; to be left to the tender/mercies of smb. - _ирон. быть отданным на милость кого-л. (обыкн. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SISTER — n. 1. сестра; full/german sister - родная сестра; half sister - сестра только по одному из родителей 2. старшая медицинская …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MERCY — n. 1. милосердие; сострадание; to be left to the tender/mercies of smb. - ирон. быть отданным на милость кого-л. (обыкн. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SISTER — _n. 1> сестра; full (или german) sister родная сестра; half sister сестра только по одному из родителей 2> старшая медицинская …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MERCY — _n. 1> милосердие; сострадание; to be left to the tender mercy (или mercies) of smb. _ирон. быть отданным на милость …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SISTER — n AmE sl 1) All right, sister, drop this gun — Слушай, чувиха, брось эту "пушку" Hi, sister, how ya doing? — Привет, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SISTER — n AmE sl 1) All right, sister, drop this gun — Слушай, чувиха, брось эту "пушку" Hi, sister, how ya …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SISTER — sister n AmE sl 1. All right, sister, drop this gun Слушай, чувиха, брось эту "пушку" Hi, sister, how ya …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SISTER — 1) All right, sister, drop this gun — Слушай, чувиха, брось эту "пушку" Hi, sister, how ya doing? — Привет, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского

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