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Definition of miserere in English: misererenoun ˌmɪzəˈrɛːriˌmɪzəˈrɪəri 1A psalm in which mercy is sought, especially Psalm 51 or the music written for it. 2 another term for misericord (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - The splendid choir stalls with well-carved misereres are of this dating.
- Wooden chancel screens are very numerous, the upper part being divided by mullions, supporting tracery, and the whole was elaborately treated with panelling, niches, statues, and pinnacles.
- Other features of the church are the fine restored rood-screen, the 15th century font with its enriched Jacobean cover, the carved bench-ends under the tower and two 15th century stalls with misereres in the chancel, and a certain amount of medieval glass in two windows.
Origin Middle English: from Latin, 'have mercy!', imperative of misereri, from miser 'wretched'. Rhymes airy, Azeri, canary, carabinieri, Carey, Cary, chary, clary, contrary, dairy, Dari, faerie, glairy, glary, Guarneri, hairy, lairy, nary, Nyerere, prairie, Salieri, scary, Tipperary, vary, wary Definition of miserere in US English: misererenoun 1A psalm in which mercy is sought, especially Psalm 51 or the music written for it. 2 another term for misericord (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - Other features of the church are the fine restored rood-screen, the 15th century font with its enriched Jacobean cover, the carved bench-ends under the tower and two 15th century stalls with misereres in the chancel, and a certain amount of medieval glass in two windows.
- The splendid choir stalls with well-carved misereres are of this dating.
- Wooden chancel screens are very numerous, the upper part being divided by mullions, supporting tracery, and the whole was elaborately treated with panelling, niches, statues, and pinnacles.
Origin Middle English: from Latin, ‘have mercy!’, imperative of misereri, from miser ‘wretched’. |