orison
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orison
- /ˈɒɹɪsən/ UK
- /ˈɒɹɪzən/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English orisoun, from Anglo-Norman oreison, oresoun etc. and Old French oraisun etc., from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem (“discourse, prayer”) (whence also English oration).
noun orisons
- A prayer. The faire Ophelia! Nymph, in thy Orizons / Be all my ſinnes remembred.
- Mystical contemplation or communion. We shall see later that the absence of definite sensible images is positively insisted on by the mystical authorities in all religions as the sine qua non of a successful orison, or contemplation of the higher divine truths.
Translations
Talk about this word "orison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orison. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. orison. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orison "orison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/orison.Cite this
@misc{orison_2026,
title = {orison},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orison},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
