"miserere" meaning in English

See miserere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|miserere}} Middle English miserere, {{der|en|la|miserēre||have pity}} Latin miserēre (“have pity”), {{m+|grc|ἐλέησον}} Ancient Greek ἐλέησον (eléēson), {{m+|hbo|חָנֵּנִי|tr=ḥānnēnî}} Biblical Hebrew חָנֵּנִי (ḥānnēnî) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} miserere
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Miserere (“the 51st/50th Psalm”) Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Miserere (extra: the 51st/50th Psalm)
    Sense id: en-miserere-en-name-ptlmMHKs Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 1 23 1 20 1 20 3 3 2 2 3 3

Noun

Forms: misereres [plural]
Etymology: From 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|miserere}} Middle English miserere, {{der|en|la|miserēre||have pity}} Latin miserēre (“have pity”), {{m+|grc|ἐλέησον}} Ancient Greek ἐλέησον (eléēson), {{m+|hbo|חָנֵּנִי|tr=ḥānnēnî}} Biblical Hebrew חָנֵּנִי (ḥānnēnî) Head templates: {{en-noun}} miserere (plural misereres)
  1. An expression of lamentation or complaint.
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  2. A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe; misericord.
    Sense id: en-miserere-en-noun-c465~rPD
  3. (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. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-miserere-en-noun-QHiaPE21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 10 3 48 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 2 2 24 1 17 2 17 4 4 3 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 1 1 23 1 20 1 20 3 3 2 2 3 3 Topics: architecture
  4. Ileus.
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