MISERERE
\mˈa͡ɪzəɹə], \mˈaɪzəɹə], \m_ˈaɪ_z_ə_ɹ_ə]\
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The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere.
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A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia.
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The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere.
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A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see Stall). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also misericordia.
By Noah Webster.
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The 51st Psalm, beginning in the Vulgate with this word; a musical composition adapted to this psalm; a lamentation; an evening service in Lent; a projection from the under side of a folding seat in the stall of a church, used as a rest for aged ecclesiastics.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
