Miserere

(mē′ze rerā′)

noun

  1. Origin: ME < LL(Ec), have mercy (imper. of L misereri, to feel pity < miser, wretched): first word of the psalm in the Vulg.

    Bible the 51st Psalm, beginning, “Have mercy upon me, O God”
  2. a musical setting for this
  3. misericord (sense )

See Miserere in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Miserere
    a. The 51st Psalm.
    b. A musical setting of this psalm.
  2. a. A prayer for mercy.
    b. An expression of lamentation or complaint.
  3. See misericord.

Origin:

Origin: Latin miserēre, have mercy, the first word of the psalm

Origin: , imperative sing. of miserērī, to feel pity

Origin: , from miser, wretched

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