Miserere

[ miz-uh-rair-ee, -reer-ee ]

/ ˌmɪz əˈrɛər i, -ˈrɪər i /

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noun

the 51st Psalm, or the 50th in the Douay Bible.

a musical setting for it.

(lowercase) a prayer or expression of appeal for mercy.

(lowercase) misericord (def. 3).

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Origin of Miserere

From the Latin word miserēre literally, have pity (imperative), first word of the psalm

Words nearby Miserere

miser, miserabilism, miserabilist, miserable, misère, Miserere, misericord, miserly, misery, misery index, Misery loves company

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How to use Miserere in a sentence

They don't look as if they'd care for carving; but they've been studying every one of the Miserere seats in the choir-stalls.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, April 6, 1895|Various
An old man, a very old man, sat on an upturned clamhod and yawled a discordant miserere on a fiddle.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
On reaching the suburbs of the city they wheeled to the left, and late in the afternoon drew near to the Plaza Miserere.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling
Surely the Corrales de la Miserere had taught them plain enough that their troops could not meet those of England on equal terms!
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling

As the day dawned a salvo of twenty-one British guns on the Plaza Miserere gave the signal.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling

British Dictionary definitions for Miserere (1 of 2)

miserere

/ (ˌmɪzəˈrɛərɪ, -ˈrɪərɪ) /

noun

another word for misericord (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for Miserere (2 of 2)

Miserere

/ (ˌmɪzəˈrɛərɪ, -ˈrɪərɪ) /

noun

the 51st psalm, the Latin version of which begins "Miserere mei, Deus" ("Have mercy on me, O God")

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