(1):

(n.) Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.

(2):

(n.) Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; clemency.

(3):

(n.) Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.

(4):

(n.) A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or favor.