misericordia
/miseɾiˈkoɾdja/ · B2 · noun · f
misericord
🙏 miseri + cordia = misery + heart: a heart that feels for misery
From Latin misericordia: miser (wretched, as in English misery) + cor, cordis (heart, as in cordial). It is mercy: having a heart for the wretched. It is feminine: la misericordia.