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12th November 2006, 07:12 PM
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Forgive mky ignorance (which is great
 ) but what is a Misericord?
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12th November 2006, 07:25 PM
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Location: Centerville, Kansas
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The word misericord goes back to Latin misericordia, “mercy,” derived from misericors, “merciful,” which is in turn derived from miserr, “to pity,” and cor, “heart.” It is a form of dagger used to dispatch a wounded foe.
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