Look up: miserere

1. Miserere
   In architecture a miserere or misericordia is the projecting bracket on the underside of the seats of stalls in churches. These, where perfect, are fixed with hinges so that they may be turned up, and when this is done the projection of the miserere is sufficient, without actually forming a seat, to...
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2. 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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3. 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 comme...
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4. 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 ...
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5. 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 appoint...
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6. 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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7. 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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8. Miserere
   Miserere is the name of a psalm in the Roman Catholic church service, taken from the fifty-first Psalm, beginning in the Vulgate, 'Miserere mei, Domine' ('Pity me, O Lord').
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9. Miserere
   (Allegri) `Miserere`, full name "Miserere mei, Deus" (Latin: "Have mercy on me, O God") by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri, is a setting of Psalm 51 (50) composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for use in the Sistine Chapel during ...
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10. Miserere
    (Josquin) The `Miserere`, by Josquin des Prez, is a motet setting of Psalm 51 (Psalm 50 in the Septuagint numbering) for five voices. He composed it while in the employ of Duke Ercole I d`Este in Ferrara, most likely in 1503 or 1504. It was one of the most famous settings of that psalm...
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11. Miserere
    (album) `Miserere` is an album released by Zucchero in 1992. It is Zucchero`s 7th studio album. Track listing: ! Track No ! Italian Edition ! Language ! Writer(s) ! International Edition ! Language ! Writer(s) ! Comments ! 1 ! Miserere (Overture) - 0:36 ! Instrumental ! Zucchero ! Mise...
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