mercy mission
1mercy mission — UK US noun [countable] [singular mercy mission plural mercy missions] a journey that is made to help someone who is in danger or is having serious problems The US led the mercy mission to protect aid supplies from armed rebels. Thesa …
2mercy mission — mercy ,mission noun count a trip that is made to help someone who is in danger or having serious problems: The US led the mercy mission to protect aid supplies from armed rebels …
3mercy mission — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mercy mission : singular mercy mission plural mercy missions a journey that is made to help someone who is in danger or is having serious problems The US led the mercy mission to protect aid supplies from armed …
4mission of mercy — or mercy mission an operation to help people who are in trouble or danger • See: mercy mission …
5mission of mercy — mercy mission phrase an operation to help people who are in trouble or danger Thesaurus: helpsynonym Main entry: mission …
6mercy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ divine, infinite ▪ God s infinite mercy ▪ great ▪ tender ▪ I left him to the tender mercies of his mother …
7mercy — mer|cy [ˈmə:si US ˈmə:rsi] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: merci, from Latin merces price paid, payment for work , from merx things for sale ] 1.) [U] if someone shows mercy, they choose to forgive or to be kind to someone who they have …
8mercy — mer|cy1 [ mɜrsi ] noun * 1. ) uncount the act of forgiving someone or not treating them severely, especially someone you have the authority to punish: In this state, with hundreds on death row, mercy is a rare commodity. show someone mercy… …
9mission — mis|sion [ mıʃn ] noun ** ▸ 1 important work ▸ 2 military operation ▸ 3 flight into space ▸ 4 important goal ▸ 5 religious work ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count an important piece of work that a person or group of people has to do for a government or large …
10mercy — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)si[/t]] mercies 1) N UNCOUNT If someone in authority shows mercy, they choose not to harm someone they have power over, or they forgive someone they have the right to punish. Neither side took prisoners or showed any mercy... They… …