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noun
1.
the 51st Psalm, or the 50th in the Douay Bible.
2.
a musical setting for it.
3.
(lowercase) a prayer or expression of appeal for mercy.
4.
(lowercase) misericord (def. 3).
Origin:
< Latin miserēre literally, have pity (imperative), first word of the psalm
< Latin miserēre literally, have pity (imperative), first word of the psalm
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Miserere
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Word Origin & History
Miserere
51st Psalm (one of the Penitential Psalms), 13c., from Miserere mei Deus "Have mercy upon me, O God," opening line, from L. miserere "have mercy," imperative of misereri "to have mercy," from miser. From 15c.-17c. used as an informal measure of time, "the time it takes to recite the Miserere." Also in
EXPANDmiserere mei "kind of severe colic ('iliac passion') accompanied by excruciating cramps and vomiting of excrement" (1611).
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