Associations to the word «Misericord»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MISERICORD, noun. Relaxation of monastic rules.
MISERICORD, noun. The room in a monastery for monks granted such relaxation.
MISERICORD, noun. A ledge, sometimes ornately carved, attached to a folding church seat to provide support for a person standing for long periods; a subsellium.
MISERICORD, noun. A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.