miserere
See also: Miserere
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English miserere, a borrowing from Latin miserēre (“have pity”), first word of the 51st Psalm (50th in the older Greek and Latin numbering), translating Ancient Greek ἐλέησον (eléēson) and Biblical Hebrew חָנֵּנִי (ḥānnēnî), inflected form of חָנַן (ḥānan, “have mercy”).
Proper noun
editmiserere
- Alternative letter-case form of Miserere (“the 51st/50th Psalm”)
- 1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book X. Holy week.] Chap[ter] IV.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume III, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, page 47:
- The miserere, that is to say, have mercy on us, is a psalm, composed of stanzas, which are sung alternately in a very different manner.
Noun
editmiserere (plural misereres)
- An expression of lamentation or complaint.
- A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe; misericord.
- (architecture) A small projecting boss or bracket on the underside of the hinged seat of a church stall, intended to give some support to a standing worshipper when the seat is turned up; a misericord.
- Ileus.
References
edit- “miserere”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “miserere”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “miserere”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin miserēre (literally “have mercy!”), second-person singular active imperative form of miseror.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmiserere m (invariable)
- (Roman Catholicism) Miserere (51st psalm)
- miserere (expression of lamentation or complaint)
Related terms
editVerb
editmiserere!
- (now only humorous) used as a second-person imperative form: Have mercy!
Further reading
edit- miserere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
editLatin
editVerb
editmiserēre
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