Definition of miserere
1 capitalized : the 50th Psalm in the Vulgate
2 : misericord
3 : a vocal complaint or lament
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Examples of miserere in a Sentence
an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society
Origin and Etymology of miserere
Middle English, from Latin, be merciful, from misereri to be merciful, from miser wretched; from the first word of the Psalm
First Known Use: 13th century
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