01 n. The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere.
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The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere.(R. C. Ch.)
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A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.“Where only the wind signs miserere.” — Lowell.
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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.(Arch.) See: Stall
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