misericordia
Latin > English
misericordia misericordiae N F :: pity, sympathy; compassion, mercy; pathos
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mĭsĕrĭcordĭa: ae, f. misericors,
I tender-heartedness, pity, compassion, mercy.
I Lit. (class.): misericordia est aegritudo ex miseriā alterius injuriā laborantis, Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 18: (Stoici) misericordiam, cupiditatem, metum, morbos animi appellant, Lact. 6, 14: misericordiam aliis commovere ... misericordiā capi, Cic. de Or. 2, 47, 195: misericordiā commotus, id. Mur. 31, 65: mentes hominum ad lenitatem misericordiamque revocare, id. de Or. 1, 12, 53: misericordiam implorare et exposcere, id. Mil. 34, 92: vestram misericordiam implorat, id. Mur. 40, 86: captare, id. Phil. 2, 34: populi concitare, id. de Or. 1, 53, 227: tribuere alicui, to give, bestow, id. Planc. 1, 3: adhibere, to show, id. Rab. Perd. 2, 5: praebere, Aug. Civ. Dei, 9, 5: exercere, to exercise, Dig. 16, 3, 7: misericordiam facere (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Gen. 20, 13 al.: alienā misericordiā vivo, on the compassion of others, Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 145: cum ipse patitur, miseria, cum aliis compatitur, misericordia dici solet, Aug. Conf. 3, 2, 1: ad misericordiam inducere, to move, Cic. Brut. 50, 188: ad misericordiam vocare, id. Mur. 3: misericordiam magnam habere, to have, entertain, id. ib. 40, 86.—Plur.: misericordias habere, Plaut. Most. 2, 3, 115.—With gen.: puerorum, for the children, Cic. Att. 7, 12: haec magnā cum misericordiā fletuque pronuntiantur, with great pathos, Caes. B. C. 2, 12 fin.: remotā misericordiā discutere, without compassion, Aug. Conf. 9, 13, 1.— Esp., plur.: misericordiae, works of charity, Salv. adv. Avar. 2, 1.—*
B Transf., a condition to excite compassion, wretchedness, misery: quantum misericordiae nobis tuae preces et tua salus allatura sit, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 8.—
II Personified: Mĭ-sĕrĭcordĭa, the goddess Mercy or Compassion, App. M. 1, p. 263, 38; cf. Quint. 5, 11, 38; Claud. B. Gild. 404.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mĭsĕrĭcordĭa,⁸ æ, f. (misericors), compassion, pitié : Cic. Tusc. 4, 18 ; Mur. 65 ; misericordia capi Cic. de Or. 2, 195, être touché de compassion ; magnam misericordiam habere Cic. Mur. 87, mériter une grande compassion ; [avec gén. obj.] puerorum Cic. Att. 7, 12, 3, pitié pour les enfants ; [gén. subj.] vulgi Cæs. G. 7, 15, 6, la commisération de la foule.
Latin > German (Georges)
misericordia, ae, f. (misericors), I) die Barmherzigkeit, das Mitleid, Mitgefühl, die Teilnahme (Ggstz. crudelitas), A) eig.: populi, des V., Cic.: m. obj. Genet., puerorum, mit den Kn., Cic. – adhibere (zeigen) in hominis fortunis misericordiam, Cic.: misericordiam captare, Cic.: ad alcis misericordiam confugere, Cic.: populi misericordiam concitare, Cic.: alcis (mit jmd.) misericordiā commoveri, Cic.: misericordiam alcis efflagitare, Cic.: misericordiam elicere, Liv., vultu voce lacrimis elicere, Tac.: misericordiam magnam habere, großes M. verdienen, Cic.: misericordiam alcis implorare, Cic., implorare et exposcere, Cic.: ad misericordiam inducere, Cic.: misericordiam omittere (beiseitesetzen), Sen.: in misericordiam prolabi (v. jmds. Gemüt), Liv.: non requirere alcis misericordiam, Cic.: alci suam misericordiam tribuere (erweisen), Cic.: alienā misericordiā vivere, Cic. – haec magna cum misericordia fletuque pronuntiantur, Caes.: cum intellegunt homines, quantum misericordiae nobis tuae preces et tua salus allatura sit, zur Erweckung der Teilnahme für mich beiträgt, Cic. – B) meton., Plur., misericordiae = fromme Werke, Salv. adv. avar. 2, 1. § 1. – II) personif., Misericordia, als Gottheit, Apul. met. 11, 15; vgl. Quint. 5, 11, 38. Claud. b. Gild. 404.
