SISTER OF MERCY

Meaning of SISTER OF MERCY in English

Rom. Cath. Ch.

a member of a congregation of sisters founded in Dublin in 1827 by Catherine McAuley (1787-1841) and engaged chiefly in works of spiritual and corporal mercy.

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SISTER OF MERCY — Usage: usually capitalized S&M : a member of a Roman Catholic congregation founded in 1827 by Catherine McAuley in Dublin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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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