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单词 miserere
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Definition of miserere in English:

miserere

noun ˌmɪzəˈrɛːriˌmɪzəˈrɪəri
  • 1A psalm in which mercy is sought, especially Psalm 51 or the music written for it.

    米泽里厄里(祈求慈爱怜悯的圣诗,尤指诗篇第51篇或其配乐)

  • 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:

miserere

noun
  • 1A psalm in which mercy is sought, especially Psalm 51 or the music written for it.

    米泽里厄里(祈求慈爱怜悯的圣诗,尤指诗篇第51篇或其配乐)

  • 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’.

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