misericors

== Latin == === Etymology === From miser (“poor, wretched”) + cor (“heart”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɪˈsɛ.rɪ.kɔrs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [miˈs̬ɛː.ri.kors] === Adjective === misericors (genitive misericordis, comparative misericordior); third-declension one-termination adjective merciful, compassionate Synonyms: mītis, tranquillus, placidus, quietus, clemens Antonyms: violēns, ferōx, trux, atrōx, immānis, efferus, crūdēlis, barbaricus, silvāticus, ācer tenderhearted, sympathetic mean, pitiful, contemptible ==== Declension ==== Third-declension one-termination adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== misericordiōsus (Medieval) ==== Descendants ==== === References === “misericors”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “misericors”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “misericors”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.