oratory
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oratory¹
- /ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɔ.ɹəˌtɔ.ɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English oratorie, from Anglo-Norman oratorie, Middle French oratoire, and their source, Late Latin ōrātōrium. Doublet of oratorio. Displaced native Old English bēdhūs.
noun oratories · Oratory
- A private chapel or prayer room. I will retire to my oratory, and pray to the blessed Virgin to inspire you with her holy counsels […].
- A Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church. By public oratories are meant those attached to monasteries, convents, seminaries, etc., having a public entrance by which the faithful have access to them.
- A Catholic church belonging to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. They had been given the old Oscott College premises as a temporary home, but were content there until Oratories could be established in the cities. St Philip Neri had specifically intended that the Oratory should be a city-based form of communal and missionary life.
oratory²
- /ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɔ.ɹəˌtɔ.ɹi/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin ōrātōria, from the feminine of ōrātōrius (“oratorial”).
noun
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The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
Similar: public speaking
- Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. Rising from humble farmhand to community organizer to a leader of the national Fatah party, Mr. Barghouti became known for his soaring oratory and common touch.
Oratory³
proper noun the Oratory
- The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, a society of priests and lay brothers founded in 1575.
noun Oratories
- Alternative letter-case form of oratory: a church belonging to the Oratory.
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noun private chapel
| Español | oratorio |
|---|---|
| Français | oratoire |
| Deutsch | Oratorium |
| Русский | моле́льня molélʹnja, часо́вня časóvnja, орато́рий oratórij |
| العربية | مُصَلًّى muṣallan |
noun art of public speaking
| Español | oratoria |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 演說 /演说 yǎnshuō |
| Português | oratória |
| Français | oratoire |
| Deutsch | Redekunst, Rhetorik |
| Italiano | oratoria |
| Ελληνικά | ρητορική ritorikí |
| Română | retorică, oratorie |
| Русский | рито́рика ritórika, красноре́чие krasnoréčije, ора́торское иску́сство orátorskoje iskússtvo |
| العربية | خِطَابَة ḵiṭāba |
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title = {oratory},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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