About The Word Miserere
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Miserere
Miserere Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Miserere?Synonyms | Synonyms for Miserere: Related Terms | Find terms related to Miserere: Agnus Dei | alleluia | answer | anthem | antiphon | antiphony | Benedicite | canticle | chant | chorale | doxology | Gloria | Gloria in Excelsis | Gloria Patri | hallelujah | hosanna | hymn | hymn of praise | hymnody | hymnography | hymnology | Introit | laud | Magnificat | mantra | motet | Nunc Dimittis | offertory | offertory sentence | paean | psalm | psalmody | report | response | responsory | Te Deum | Trisagion | Vedic hymn | versicle See Also | Miserere In Webster's Dictionary \Mis`e*re"re\, n. [L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have
mercy, fr. 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. --Lowell.
3. (Arch.) 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.) Same as {Ileus}.
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