Compassionate vs. Merciful — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Compassionate and Merciful
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Compassionate
Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others
I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds
She tried to sound compassionate
Merciful
Full of mercy; compassionate
Sought merciful treatment for the captives.
Compassionate
Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic.
Merciful
Showing mercy.
Compassionate
Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances
Compassionate military leave.
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Merciful
Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of merciless.
The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious.
Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold.
Compassionate
To pity.
Merciful
Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
A merciful man will be merciful to his beast.
Compassionate
Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
Merciful
Showing or giving mercy;
Sought merciful treatment for the captives
A merciful god
Compassionate
Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
Compassionate leave; a compassionate visa
Merciful
Characterized by mercy, and compassion;
Compassionate toward disadvantaged people
Kind to animals
A humane judge
Compassionate
(obsolete) Inviting or asking for pity.
Merciful
Used conventionally of royalty and high nobility;
Our merciful king
Compassionate
To feel compassion (for someone or with regard to something); to regard (someone or something) with compassion.
Compassionate
Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic; merciful.
There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.
Compassionate
Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable.
Compassionate
To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to sympathize with.
Compassionates my pains, and pities me.
Compassionate
Share the suffering of
Compassionate
Showing merciful compassion;
Sparing the child's mother was a compassionate act
Compassionate
Showing or having compassion;
Heard the soft and compassionate voices of women
Compassionate
Showing recognition of unusually distressful circumstances;
Compassionate leave
Considered for a compassionate discharge because of domestic difficulties
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