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The 51st Psalm (50th in the older Greek and Latin numbering), beginning “Have mercy upon me, O God ...” in the King James Version; sometimes set to music.
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Alternative letter-case form of Miserere (“the 51st/50th Psalm”).
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noun
An expression of lamentation or complaint.
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A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe; misericord.
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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.
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Topics: architecture
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noun
Ileus.
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History
Borrowed from Latin miserēre (“have pity”), the first word of the psalm in that language.
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”).
