Difference between Merciful and Humane

MERCIFUL vs HUMANE: ADJECTIVE

Used conventionally of royalty and high nobility
Characterized by mercy, and compassion
Full of mercy; compassionate.
Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of merciless.
Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
Showing mercy
Showing or giving mercy

Marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement
Characterized by kindness, mercy, or compassion.
Characterized by an emphasis on humanistic values and concerns.
Pertaining to man; human.
Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.
Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.
Obsolete spelling of human.
Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

Possessing the attribute of mercy; exercising forbearance or pity; not revengeful or cruel; clement; compassionate; gracious.
Charaoterized by mercy; manifesting clemency or compassion; giving relief from danger, need, or suffering.
Synonyms Humane, Merciful (see humane), lenient, mild, tender-hearted.

Synonyms Humane, Merciful; tender, tender-hearted, kind-hearted, compassionate, sympathetic. Humane differs from the ordinary use of merciful in that it expresses active endeavors to find and relieve suffering, and especially to prevent it, while merciful expresses the disposition to spare one the suffering which might be inflicted. The good Samaritan was humane; Shylock should have been merciful; the Royal Humane Society; a merciful judge.
Tending to humanize or refine: applied to the elegant or polite branches of literature, especially philology, rhetoric, poetry, and the study of the ancient classics. See humanity, 5.
Having the feelings and inclinations proper to man; having tenderness, compassion, and a disposition to treat other human beings and the lower animals with kindness; kind; benevolent.
Profane; secular. See human, a., 2.
Of or pertaining to man; human. See human, a.

Euthanasia, Clemency, Caring, Clement, Sympathetic, Lenient, Noble, Benevolent, Pity, Forgiving, Mercy, Kind, Humane, Gracious, Compassionate

Caring, Inhuman, Cruelty, Cruel, Dignified, Inhumane, Human centered, Kind, Humanitarian, Painless, Merciful, Humanist, Humanistic, Civilized, Compassionate

Euthanasia, Clemency, Caring, Clement, Sympathetic, Lenient, Noble, Benevolent, Pity, Forgiving, Mercy, Kind, Humane, Gracious, Compassionate

Respectful, Caring, Inhuman, Cruel, Dignified, Inhumane, Human centered, Kind, Humanitarian, Painless, Merciful, Humanist, Humanistic, Civilized, Compassionate

Truly, God is a merciful God and we his people should learn how to be merciful.
He, the Merciful, asks us to be merciful and compassionate towards others, especially those who are in any kind of need.
Be merciful to me, O God, Be merciful, for I have taken refuge in You.
We also ask that we might be merciful as God is merciful.
If we have been merciful toward others, God can be merciful toward us.
As we are merciful to others, so our Heavenly Father will be merciful with us!
Merciful, merciful and gracious is our God; slow to anger, abounding in kindness.
Application: If our God is merciful, we too must be merciful.
What does it mean to be merciful as God is merciful?
Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.

Humane Officers are appointed by the State and undergo substantial training in animal care, state humane laws and continue education throughout their careers.
Man is accused of being humane and decent, but what they have done to me is not humane nor decent.
Moved by Supervisor Precourt and seconded that the report of the humane society and humane agent be placed on file.
Education, is dedicated to promoting the humane treatment of all animals through compassionate care, adoption, education, population control and humane law enforcement.
Humane Society, Tennessee Valley receives no funding from national humane entities or government agencies; relying solely on private donations and grant funding.
Humane Society for Hamilton County or Indianapolis Humane Society.
THE ROLE OF THE MARION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY To provide a safe and humane sheltering facility.
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Humane Society, Tennessee Valley receives no funding from national humane entities or government agencies.
Contact local Humane Societies and Shelters: Humane Society of St.