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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Disposition to forgive an offender; mercy; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness.

2. (n.) Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the season.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CLEMENCY

klem'-en-si (epietkeia, "fairness," "sweet reasonableness," Acts 24:4): The Greek word is rendered elsewhere "gentleness," 2 Corinthians 10:1 Titus 3:2, "meekhess"; James 3:17 1 Peter 2:18.

Greek

1932. epieikeia -- fairness, gentleness
... clemency, gentleness. From epieikes; suitableness, ie (by implication) equity, mildness
-- clemency, gentleness. see GREEK epieikes. (epieikeia) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6038. anavah -- humility
... gentleness, humility, meekness. From anav; condescension, human and subjective
(modesty), or divine and objective (clemency) -- gentleness, humility, meekness. ...
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Library

Whether Cruelty is Opposed to Clemency?
... OF CRUELTY (TWO ARTICLES) Whether cruelty is opposed to clemency? Objection
1: It would seem that cruelty is not opposed to clemency. ...
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Whether Clemency and Meekness are Absolutely the Same?
... OF CLEMENCY AND MEEKNESS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether clemency and meekness
are absolutely the same? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
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Whether Both Clemency and Meekness are virtues?
... OF CLEMENCY AND MEEKNESS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether both clemency and meekness are
virtues? ... Therefore neither clemency nor meekness is a virtue. ...
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Whether Clemency and Meekness are the Greatest virtues?
... OF CLEMENCY AND MEEKNESS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether clemency and meekness
are the greatest virtues? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
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Of Clemency and Meekness (Four Articles)
... OF CLEMENCY AND MEEKNESS (FOUR ARTICLES). We must next consider clemency
and meekness, and the contrary vices. Concerning the virtues ...
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Of God's Clemency in Moderating the Ruin of the City.
... The City of God.Book I. Chapter 34."Of God's Clemency in Moderating the
Ruin of the City. And that you are yet alive is due to ...
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That He was Derided Because of his Excessive Clemency.
... Book IV. Chapter XXXI."That he was derided because of his Excessive Clemency.
Meantime, since there was no fear of capital punishment ...
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That the Cruelties which Occurred in the Sack of Rome were in ...
... I. Chapter 7."That the Cruelties Which Occurred in the Sack of Rome Were in Accordance
with the Custom of War, Whereas the Acts of Clemency Resulted from the ...
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Whether the Aforesaid virtues are Parts of Temperance?
... OF CLEMENCY AND MEEKNESS (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether the aforesaid virtues
are parts of temperance? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
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Letter Lxii. St. Ambrose Excuses Himself for Having Omitted an ...
... 1. Although I lately wrote to your Clemency even a second time, it did not seem
to me that I had responded sufficiently to the duty of intercourse by answering ...
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Thesaurus

Clemency (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of the
season. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CLEMENCY. ...
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Clefts (10 Occurrences)

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Clement (1 Occurrence)

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Mary (50 Occurrences)
... Originally a "just man" (the King James Version), the natural clemency within his
heart prevailed over mere justice, and by the promptings of the Holy Spirit ...
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Notwithstanding (37 Occurrences)
... (KJV BBE). Acts 24:4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I
pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. (KJV WBS). ...
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Ore (5 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency;
happy augury. 2. (n.) The native form of a metal, whether ...
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Gentleness (17 Occurrences)
... is `anwah "humility," "gentleness," or "condescension." In the New Testament epieikeia
("fairness," "moderation," in Acts 24:4 translated "clemency") is in 2 ...
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Wouldst (31 Occurrences)
... (WBS). Acts 24:4 Notwithstanding, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray
thee, that thou wouldst of thy clemency hear us a few words. (WBS). ...
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Wouldest (66 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV). Acts 24:4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I
pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. (KJV). ...
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Tedious (1 Occurrence)
... Tedious (1 Occurrence). Acts 24:4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious
unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. ...
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Bible Concordance

Clemency (1 Occurrence)

Acts 24:4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Subtopics

Clemency

Clemency of David Toward Disloyal Subjects: Amasa

Clemency of David Toward Disloyal Subjects: Shimei

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