Miserere
noun
the 51st Psalm, or the 50th in the Douay Bible.
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Miserere
American
[miz-uh-rair-ee, -reer-ee]
/ ˌmɪz əˈrɛər i, -ˈrɪər i /
noun
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the 51st Psalm, or the 50th in the Douay Bible.
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a musical setting for it.
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(lowercase) a prayer or expression of appeal for mercy.
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(lowercase) misericord.
Miserere
1
British
/ ˌmɪzəˈrɛərɪ, -ˈrɪərɪ /
noun
miserere
2
British
/ ˌmɪzəˈrɛərɪ, -ˈrɪərɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Miserere
From the Latin word miserēre literally, have pity (imperative), first word of the psalm
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The gala recital drew on Callas' vast repertoire to include arias such as "Casta Diva" from Bellini's "Norma", "Miserere" from Verdi's "Il Trovatore" and a fully-staged performance of Act II of "Tosca".
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2023
Gershon told the audience that "Miserere" was jealously guarded by the Vatican for exclusive use in the Sistine Chapel for more than two centuries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2016
It will start with vocal music — the Mozart "Requiem" and Part's "Miserere."
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2015
Later that day, he wrote the piece down entirely from memory, and that was the end of the secret Miserere.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2011
Josquin’s motet Miserere mei, Deus composed in about 1503, shows us how far the musical treatment of texts had come since the death of Dufay.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis has been translated as "Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us."
From Time Magazine Archive
According to individual taste, one can greet it with a hosannah, a miserere nobis or a sancta simplicitas.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not in the scope of language to convey an idea to another of the effect of the miserere.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
On the evening of holy Thursday, as I was on my way to St. Peter's to hear the miserere once more, I overtook the procession of pilgrims going up to vespers.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
Soh! it comes swooning through the air so taint Acute and clear as ever arrow sped; Ah! miserere for the hapless soul, That from the shores of death thus wafts its dole.
From Eidolon, or The Course of a Soul And Other Poems by Walter Richard Cassels
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