'Miserere' definitions:
Definition of 'Miserere'
From: GCIDE
- Miserere \Mis`e*re"re\, n. [L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have mercy, fr. miser. See Miser.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (R. C. Ch.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm. [1913 Webster]
- Where only the wind signs miserere. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Med.) Same as Ileus. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Miserere'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agnus Dei,
- alleluia,
- answer,
- anthem,
- antiphon,
- antiphony,
- Benedicite,
- canticle,
- chant,
- chorale,
- doxology,
- Gloria,
- Gloria in Excelsis,
- Gloria Patri,
- hallelujah,
- hosanna,
- hymn,
- hymn of praise,
- hymnody,
- hymnography,
- hymnology,
- Introit,
- laud,
- Magnificat,
- mantra,
- motet,
- Nunc Dimittis,
- offertory,
- offertory sentence,
- paean,
- psalm,
- psalmody,
- report,
- response,
- responsory,
- Te Deum,
- Trisagion,
- Vedic hymn,
- versicle