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† miseˈration Obs.
[ad. L. miserātiōn-em, n. of action f. miserārī to have compassion, f. miser wretched.]
Pity, compassion, mercy.
1382Wyclif 2 Esdras ix. 31 God of myseraciouns [Vulg. Deus miserationum]. 1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) I. 5 Diuine miseracion [orig. divina miseratio] hath prouided vse of letters in to the remedy of the imperfeccion of man. 1522Skelton Why nat to Court 1041 God of his miseracyon Send better reformacyon! 1533Bellenden Livy i. ii. (S.T.S.) I. 17 Hir sonnys war commandit but ony miseracioun to be cassin in tyber. 1609Bible (Douay) Zech. vii. 9 comm., Doe ye mercie, and miserations [Vulg. miserationes facite]. 1638Junius Paint. Ancients 72 The sight of so many afflicted ones provoking teares by a mutuall miseration. |