Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Милосердие
English translation:
Goodness, mercy
Russian term
Lithuania
Experienced translator: Medicine/Pharma
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Lithuanian to English, Russian to Lithuanian
Милосердие
I've found the translation "charity" but I have doubts about using it.
Thanks for your help.
| 5 +5 | Goodness |
Elena Davedianova
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| 4 | benevolence |
interprivate
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| 4 | Kindness/Compassionate |
Angelina Kovaleva
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Jul 1, 2011 19:11: Jurate Kazlauskaite Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Elena Davedianova
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Goodness
(Galatians 5)
Еще вариант Mercy
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-06-28 06:36:50 GMT)
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You are welcome!
| Thank you very much! Your answer is really good. You should not have hided it. It reflects the real meaning. |
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Roman Bardachev
: mercy
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Rachel Douglas
: Very often "mercy."
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Thank you
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Angelina Kovaleva
: The King James Bible is very old, so I would not rely on it for an accurate translation.
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cyhul
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Sona Petrosyan
: Goodness or mercy http://bible.cc/psalms/23-6.htm/ да, а mercy переводится как милость, наверное mercy более подходит
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Да, но в указанном Вами стихе слово Goodness в Синодальном переводе Библии звучит "Благость". Так что все, действительно зависит от контекста
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LanaUK
: mercy
13 hrs
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Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Italian to Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
benevolence
United States
RUS-ENG Business, Legal, Literature
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Russian to English, English
Kindness/Compassionate
Also, another word could be compassionate. This is what my dictionary lists, but I think it will depend on your context which one you want to use.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-06-27 22:52:10 GMT)
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Or, "Compassion" might be the better form of the word, depending on your context. You can either "have compassion," or "be a compassionate person."
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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-06-28 04:18:17 GMT)
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You're very welcome, hope it helped!
| Thank you very much for such detailed explanation, Angelina |
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