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mis·e·re·re

 (mĭz′ə-râr′ē, -rîr′ē)
n.
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.
[Latin miserēre, have mercy, the first word of the psalm, imperative sing. of miserērī, to feel pity, from miser, wretched.]
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miserere

(ˌmɪzəˈrɛərɪ; -ˈrɪərɪ)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) another word for misericord1

Miserere

(ˌmɪzəˈrɛərɪ; -ˈrɪərɪ)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the 51st psalm, the Latin version of which begins "Miserere mei, Deus" ("Have mercy on me, O God")
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Mis•e•re•re

(ˌmɪz əˈrɛər i, -ˈrɪər i)

n.
1. the 51st Psalm, or the 50th in the Douay Bible.
2. (l.c.) a prayer or expression of appeal for mercy.
[< Latin miserēre literally, have pity (imperative), first word of the psalm]
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The roar of the working day drowns the voices of the elfin sprites that are ever singing their low-toned miserere in our ears.
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Georges Rouault's series, 'Miserere et Guerre', consists of 58 prints here set in the context of the First World War and the period leading up to the Second.
Miserere et Guerre
Psalm 51, known to many by its opening lines in Latin, Miserere mei, Deus--"Have mercy upon me, O God," in the King James Version--is couched in penitential humility: "For the lead player, a David psalm, upon Nathan the prophets coming to him when he had come to bed with Bathsheba." In a note to his 2007 translation, Robert Alter points out the barbed pun in these lines: "The Hebrew verb used for both Nathan and David is 'to come to [or 'into'],' but in the former instance it refers to the prophet's entering the king's chambers, whereas the latter instance reflects its sexual sense, to have intercourse with a woman (probably intercourse for the first time).
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Fray Jose de Siguenza, Declaracion del Salmo so, Miserere mei, Deus, Estudio de Sergio Fernandez Lopez, Edicion critica y notas de Luis Gomez Canseco, Guadarrama (Madrid): Editorial Agustiniana, 2014, 200 pp., 14,5 x 22, ISBN 978-84-92645-44-2.
Fray Jose de Siguenza, Declaracion del Salmo 50, Miserere mei, Deus
The repertoire includes a Miserere H.193, Annunciate superi, H.333, the Litanies de la Vierge H.83 and two instrumental works.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Litanies De La Vierge, Motets Pour La Maison De Guise
SIGUENZA, Fray Jose de, Declaracion del Salmo 50, Miserere mei, Deus, estudio de Sergio Fernandez Lopez y edicion critica de Luis Gomez Canseco, Editorial Agustiniana, Guadarrama 2014, 200 pp.
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La studiosa torna inoltre a sottolineare l'importanza del Miserere nella liturgia purgatoriale, come del resto dimostra la leggenda di san Patrizio e il ruolo che tale liturgia svolge entro quella tradizione letteraria e iconografica.
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