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MISERERE
Etymology
Proper noun
Miserere
The 51st Psalm, sometimes set to music.
Etymology
Noun
miserere (plural misereres)
A prayer for mercy.
An expression of lamentation or complaint.
A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe; misericord.
(architecture) A small projecting boss or bracket on the underside of the hinged seat of a church stall, intended to give some support to a standing worshipper when the seat is turned up; a misericord.
Ileus.
Source: Wiktionary
Mis`e*re"re, n. Etym: [L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have mercy, fr. miser. See Miser.]
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere.
2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm. Where only the wind signs miserere. Lowell.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia.
4. (Med.)
Definition: Same as Ileus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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