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Misereres

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Mis⋅e⋅re⋅re

  [miz-uh-rair-ee, -reer-ee]
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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:
< L miserēre lit., have pity (impv.), first word of the psalm
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mis·e·re·re   (mĭz'ə-râr'ē, -rîr'ē)   
n.  
  1. Miserere
    1. The 51st Psalm.
    2. A musical setting of this psalm.
    3. A prayer for mercy.
    4. An expression of lamentation or complaint.
    1. A prayer for mercy.
    2. An expression of lamentation or complaint.
  3. See misericord.

[Latin miserēre, have mercy, the first word of the psalm, imperative sing. of miserērī, to feel pity, from miser, wretched.]
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