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Merciful vs Charitable - What's the difference?

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Merciful is a related term of charitable.


As adjectives the difference between merciful and charitable

is that merciful is showing mercy while charitable is pertaining to charity.

merciful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • showing mercy
  • * 1900', , Chapter I,
    • The murderer, he recalled, had been tried and sentenced to imprisonment for life, but was pardoned by a merciful governor after serving a year of his sentence.

    Antonyms

    * merciless * cruel

    Anagrams

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    charitable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to charity.
  • Kind, generous.
  • Having a purpose or character of a charity.

    • Synonyms

    * eleemosynary

    Derived terms

    * charitable organization * charitable purpose