ora pro nobisint.n.

Brit.

/ˌɒrə prəʊ ˈnəʊbɪs/, U.S.

/ˈˌɔrə ˌproʊ ˈnoʊbɪs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ora pro nobis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ora pro nobis, literally ‘pray for us’ (Vulgate, e.g. Jeremiah 42:2, 42:20), a plea for intercession; used as a response in various litanies, as the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, the Litany of the Saints, etc. < classical Latin ōra , 2nd person imperative singular of ōrāre orate v. + pro pro prep. + nōbīs , dative of nōs , 1st person plural pronoun (see nosism n.).

Christian Church (now chiefly Roman Catholic Church).

As a plea for divine intercession: ‘Pray for us’. Also as n.: such a plea; a prayer or litany which incorporates this as a response. Also in extended (frequently mocking or humorous) use.

ΚΠ

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 133 Whanne siche men gon wiþ ora pro nobis in procession þei blasphemen god & stiren him to vengeance.

1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Av What is this gaddynge with Ora pro nobis vnto Creatures?..Is it ought elles but abhomynacyon?

a1654 F. Philips Let. in Cabala sive Scrinia Sacra (1654) ii. 155 Whereas in the other a right loyal subject may pour out his soul in vain, without an Ora pro nobis.

1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World I. viii. sig. K6^v A fourth most devoutly twatling his Ora pro nobis, and at the same time slipping a Billet Deux or Assignation Note into a Religious Creatures Glove.

1782 H. Walpole Let. 26 Mar. (1858) VIII. 191 Good sense will have weight with a virtuous Administration, if they are not a virtuous one—Ora pro nobis.

1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain iii. x. 318 Something went on which he did not understand, and then suddenly began what, by the Miserere and Ora pro nobis, he perceived to be a litany.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 342 Refuge of sinners. Comfortress of the afflicted. Ora pro nobis.

1989 M. Warner Lost Father 83 He rolled his eyes to heaven in mock devotion, and intoned, ‘Give me a husband, ora pro nobis’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ora pro nobis
释义	ora pro nobisint.n. Brit. /ˌɒrə prəʊ ˈnəʊbɪs/, U.S. /ˈˌɔrə ˌproʊ ˈnoʊbɪs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ora pro nobis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ora pro nobis, literally ‘pray for us’ (Vulgate, e.g. Jeremiah 42:2, 42:20), a plea for intercession; used as a response in various litanies, as the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, the Litany of the Saints, etc. < classical Latin ōra , 2nd person imperative singular of ōrāre orate v. + pro pro prep. + nōbīs , dative of nōs , 1st person plural pronoun (see nosism n.). Christian Church (now chiefly Roman Catholic Church). As a plea for divine intercession: ‘Pray for us’. Also as n.: such a plea; a prayer or litany which incorporates this as a response. Also in extended (frequently mocking or humorous) use. ΚΠ ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 133 Whanne siche men gon wiþ ora pro nobis in procession þei blasphemen god & stiren him to vengeance. 1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Av What is this gaddynge with Ora pro nobis vnto Creatures?..Is it ought elles but abhomynacyon? a1654 F. Philips Let. in Cabala sive Scrinia Sacra (1654) ii. 155 Whereas in the other a right loyal subject may pour out his soul in vain, without an Ora pro nobis. 1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World I. viii. sig. K6^v A fourth most devoutly twatling his Ora pro nobis, and at the same time slipping a Billet Deux or Assignation Note into a Religious Creatures Glove. 1782 H. Walpole Let. 26 Mar. (1858) VIII. 191 Good sense will have weight with a virtuous Administration, if they are not a virtuous one—Ora pro nobis. 1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain iii. x. 318 Something went on which he did not understand, and then suddenly began what, by the Miserere and Ora pro nobis, he perceived to be a litany. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiii. [Nausicaa] 342 Refuge of sinners. Comfortress of the afflicted. Ora pro nobis. 1989 M. Warner Lost Father 83 He rolled his eyes to heaven in mock devotion, and intoned, ‘Give me a husband, ora pro nobis’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.?c1430
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