English → Latin
“merciful” in Latin
misericorsmerciful, compassionate; tenderhearted, sympathetic; mean, pitiful, contemptiblebenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent, obliging, bounteous; favorable, mildbeneficusbeneficent; generous, liberal; blessed
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
merciful
misericors (the proper word): benignus, beneficus (kind, benevolent): to be merciful, misericordia commotum or captum esse: to be merciful toward anybody, misericordem se praebere alicui; misericordem esse in aliquem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for merciful?
- The usual Latin words for “merciful” are misericors, benignus, beneficus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.