mercy-seat

mer·cy-seat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mur-see seet]
- /ˈmɜr si sit/
- /ˈmɜː.si siːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mur-see seet]
- /ˈmɜr si sit/

Definitions of mercy-seat word

noun mercy-seat Bible. the gold covering on the ark of the covenant, regarded as the resting place of God. Ex. 25:17–22. the throne of God. 1
noun mercy-seat South Midland and Southern U.S. mourners' bench. 1

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Origin of mercy-seat

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Mercy-seat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mercy-seat

mercy-seat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.