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mercifixion

mercifixion noun: the process of mercifying. (Now usually in reference to the treatment of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.).

Noun

mercifixion

  1. (uncommon) The process of mercifying. (Now usually in reference to the treatment of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.)

Origin of mercifixion

Seemingly from mercify by analogy with crucify → crucifixion.

Questions about mercifixion

What does mercifixion mean?
Mercifixion means the process of mercifying. (Now usually in reference to the treatment of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.).
What part of speech is mercifixion?
Mercifixion is a noun.

Words near mercifixion in the dictionary

  1. Merciers
  2. mercies
  3. mercification
  4. mercified
  5. mercifies
  6. mercifixion
  7. merciful
  8. mercifull
  9. mercifully
  10. mercifulness
  11. mercifulnesses

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