Look up: miserere

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   Miserere
   In music, title of a work using the text of Psalm 51, Miserere mei, Deus .. (Latin `have mercy upon me, O God ...`). It is sung (often in plainsong) during the Roman Catholic office (or...
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   Miserere
   Mis`e·re're noun [ Latin , have mercy, from misereri to have mercy, from miser . See Miser .] 1. (R. C. Ch.) 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 ...
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   miserere
   1. 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. A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It wa ...
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   Miserere
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) Same as Ileus. • (n.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in t...
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   Miserere
   (from the article `prayer`) Situated at the most personal level of man, sin places him directly before God, who alone is able to grant pardon and salvation. The Miserere (`Lord, ...
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   Miserere
   Miserere (mizurâr'ē) , in the Bible, the 51st (or 50th) Psalm, beginning “Miserere mei, Deus (Have mercy upon me, O God).” It is one of the penitential Psalms. Noteworthy musical settings are those of Josquin des Prés and Palestrina.
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