clemency CLEMENCY, n. 1. Mildness; softness; as the clemency of the air. 2. Mildness of temper; gentleness or lenity of disposition; disposition to treat with favor and kindness. I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. Acts 24. 3. Mercy; disposition to treat with lenity, to forgive or to spare, as offenders; tenderness in punishing; opposed to severity, harshness, or rigor. (opposite of cruelty) Mercy. Scriptures: Acts 24:4 New Testament Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.  Romans 11:31 New Testament Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.  Alma 36:17 Book of Mormon And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world.  Merciful, Mercy The Guide to the Scriptures The spirit of compassion, tenderness, and forgiveness. Mercy is one of the attributes of God. Jesus Christ offers mercy to us through his atoning sacrifice.  Quotes God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency. Jonathan Sacks  To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. Maximilien Robespierre  Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive. Marcus Tullius Cicero  Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/clemency.html#K22dX3CJtZWglvlt.99  Personal Definition: I think that clemency is like a form of mercy, or kindness. I think Jesus Christ shows a lot of clemency. I also think it means love, forgiveness, sweetness, tenderheartedness, compassion, Clemency's opposite is: Cruelty, hate, bitterness. I wan't to have more clemency in my life and to try to look at others as God would look at them, and have more forgiveness, and love.