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Definition of Miserere:
- A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.
- 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.
- Same as Ileus.
- The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere.
Synonyms:
grouch, beef, grumble, squawk, plaint, murmur, carp, moan, wail, bleat, bitch, grouse, whine, gripe, whinge, kvetch, whimper, yammer, fuss, grievance, holler, lament.
Usage examples:
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" Lay that on one side," he said, " I cannot read it; the notes of the Miserere are still sounding in my heart, and this operatic air would but create a discord.
- "Berlin and Sans-Souci", Louise Muhlbach. -
And they struck up a miserere.
- "Mogens and Other Stories Mogens; The Plague At Bergamo; There Should Have Been Roses; Mrs. Fonss", Jens Peter Jacobsen. -
V. Like a priest in flowing vest, Like a pale, unbidden guest, I will come to thee and rest,- Miserere Domine!
- "Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems", Eric Mackay.