Definitions For Miserere

Noun

MISERERE (plural MISEREREs) A prayer for mercy. An expression of lamentation or complaint. A medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe; misericord. (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. ileus, ileus.

Etymology

From Middle English miserere, a borrowing from {{der, en, la, miserēre, , have pity}}, first word of the 51st psalm, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐλέησον.

Is Miserere a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
11

The word Miserere is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Miserere in a Sentence

  • An essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society

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