orationn.

Brit.

/əˈreɪʃn/,

/ɒˈreɪʃn/, U.S.

/ɔˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English oracioune, late Middle English–1600s oracion, 1500s oracyon, 1500s oraysion, 1500s– oration; Scottish pre-1700 oracion, pre-1700 oracione, pre-1700 oracon, pre-1700 orasione, pre-1700 oratione, pre-1700 oratioun, pre-1700 1700s– oration.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French oracion; Latin ōrātiōn-, ōrātiō.

Etymology: < Middle French oracion (14th cent.), Middle French, French oration prayer, discourse (14th cent., now rare; earlier in Old French as orassion (1298 in an Italianizing text)) and their etymon classical Latin ōrātiōn-, ōrātiō speech, language, discourse, formal address, in post-classical Latin also a prayer to God (Vetus Latina) < ōrāt- , past participial stem of orāre orate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Spanish oración (1207 in sense ‘prayer’, 1490 in sense ‘discourse’), Occitan orazon (1174), Italian orazione (12th cent. in sense ‘prayer’, a1527 in sense ‘discourse’), Portuguese oração (13th cent.).

1. A prayer or supplication to God. Now rare (in later use chiefly Roman Catholic Church).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] > a prayer

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orisona1225

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prayc1330

petition?a1400

orationc1440

supplicationc1443

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vote1619

c1440 (?a1375) Abbey Holy Ghost (Thornton) in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 53 (MED) Oracion [v.r. orisoun] sall make thi chapelle.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 72^v/2 I haue herde thy prayer and thyn oracion that thou hast prayed tofore me.

c1500 in Mod. Lang. Notes (1937) 52 561 (MED) Lord Jhesu, I praye to the That þu wolde here my oracioune.

1595 B. Barnes Divine Cent. Spirituall Sonnets lii. sig. E1 O let vs vse, and haue in readinesse those sweete orations, prostrate at his feete.

a1646 J. Burroughes Gospel-worship (1647) iv. 70 Suppose he makes a brave Oration.

a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 297 They Worship Crosses with Orations, prayers Yea dead mens bones and Relicks.

1894 R. C. Hope Mediæval Music vi. 58 The Collectarium, the collects, orations, capitula or short lessons used at all the Hour Services.

1971 Worship Apr. 203 Oration number seventeen is the same as was formerly used on Wednesday of Holy Week.

1999 America (Nexis) 20 Feb. 7 Many of the Latin orations, in order to follow the correct Latin cursus (accentual patterns), were also rather trite and banal.

2. A formal discourse delivered in elevated and dignified language, esp. one given on a ceremonial occasion such as a public celebration, a funeral, etc. Also in weakened sense: any impassioned, pompous, or long-winded speech.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech

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oration?1504

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speechment1826

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. iii. 156 Elegant oratours with theyr oracions garnisshed with eligancy.

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xiv. sig. Hi Certayne partes of an oration; that is to say, for Narrations, Partitions, Confirmations, and Confutations, named of some Reprehensions.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Nn4^v Demosthenes..had readie framed a number of Prefaces for Orations and Speeches.

1641 R. Baillie Jrnl. 13 Apr. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 347 He made such ane pathetick oratioun [etc.]..as ever comedian did upon a stage.

1707 J. Toland (title) A Philippick oration to incite the English against the French.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 379 What a funeral oration for a wife and a mother!

1840 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxi. 200 Kate maintained her point by an expressive look, and for once Mrs Nickleby was stopped upon the very brink of an oration.

1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) App. iv. 450 The greatest orations of the two first orators of any age, Demosthenes and Æschines.

1892 Daily News 21 May 2/2 His orations are enormously, portentously, platitudinously dull.

1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables xix. 214 Mr. Phillips gave Mark Antony's oration over the dead body of Caesar in the most heart-stirring tones.

1957 N. Micklem Box & Puppets v. 102 I was occasionally able to do him some slight service in return by giving him ‘the low-down’ on theologians about whom he was required to compose orations.

2002 Times 10 Apr. 8/1 And definitely no rabble-rousing oration from an embittered brother.

†3. Speech, language. Obsolete.In quot. 1876 rendering post-classical Latin oratio recta: see oratio recta n., and cf. oratio obliqua n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > [noun]

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voicinga1626

verbocination1653

loquence1677

pronunciation1686

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jawinga1731

talkee-talkee?1740

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voicing1831

the spoken word1832

outness1851

verbalization1851

voice1855

outgiving1865

stringing1886

praxis1950

1555 R. Sherry Treat. Figures Gram. & Rhetorike f. 27^v The figure of wordes..in wordes ioygned together, which we cal talke, or Oration.

1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. x. 52 Oration was given to man, as a companion, or organ of Reason.

1876 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. (ed. 4) §190 Oratio Obliqua (in distinction from Oratio Recta, direct oration) is a term especially applied to Substantival Clauses, and, above all, to the Infinitive Clause and its substitutes.

4. English regional and Irish English (northern). A noisy disturbance; fuss, commotion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > (a) noisy

rippit?1507

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burlinga1533

hubble-shubblec1550

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trevally1819

stramash1821

nitty1822

hell's delight1823

pandemonium1827

oration1828

Bob's-a-dying1829

hubbaboo1830

reerie1832

circus1869

tow-row1877

ruaille buaille1885

brouhaha1890

foofaraw1933

bangarang1943

bassa-bassa1956

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) For seur, barns, what an oration ye mak.

1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 60/2 Oration, noise, uproar.

1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. (at cited word) He makes such an oration about anything.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 242/1 Oration, a noise, an uproar.

Compounds

oration-hall n. rare a hall where speeches are delivered.

ΚΠ

1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxxvii. 332 Before marching from the oration-hall.

Derivatives

oˈration-like adj. and adv. rare

ΚΠ

1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Dec. 568/1 ‘George II’, said Burke, in one of his oration-like pamphlets, ‘carried the glory, the power, the commerce of England to a height unknown.’

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess v. 112 Last, Ida's answer, in a royal hand, But shaken here and there, and rolling words Oration-like.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oration
释义	orationn. Brit. /əˈreɪʃn/, /ɒˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ɔˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English oracioune, late Middle English–1600s oracion, 1500s oracyon, 1500s oraysion, 1500s– oration; Scottish pre-1700 oracion, pre-1700 oracione, pre-1700 oracon, pre-1700 orasione, pre-1700 oratione, pre-1700 oratioun, pre-1700 1700s– oration. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French oracion; Latin ōrātiōn-, ōrātiō. Etymology: < Middle French oracion (14th cent.), Middle French, French oration prayer, discourse (14th cent., now rare; earlier in Old French as orassion (1298 in an Italianizing text)) and their etymon classical Latin ōrātiōn-, ōrātiō speech, language, discourse, formal address, in post-classical Latin also a prayer to God (Vetus Latina) < ōrāt- , past participial stem of orāre orate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Spanish oración (1207 in sense ‘prayer’, 1490 in sense ‘discourse’), Occitan orazon (1174), Italian orazione (12th cent. in sense ‘prayer’, a1527 in sense ‘discourse’), Portuguese oração (13th cent.). 1. A prayer or supplication to God. Now rare (in later use chiefly Roman Catholic Church). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > [noun] > a prayer boonc1175 orisona1225 prayerc1300 prayc1330 petition?a1400 orationc1440 supplicationc1443 oratioa1586 vote1619 c1440 (?a1375) Abbey Holy Ghost (Thornton) in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 53 (MED) Oracion [v.r. orisoun] sall make thi chapelle. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. 72^v/2 I haue herde thy prayer and thyn oracion that thou hast prayed tofore me. c1500 in Mod. Lang. Notes (1937) 52 561 (MED) Lord Jhesu, I praye to the That þu wolde here my oracioune. 1595 B. Barnes Divine Cent. Spirituall Sonnets lii. sig. E1 O let vs vse, and haue in readinesse those sweete orations, prostrate at his feete. a1646 J. Burroughes Gospel-worship (1647) iv. 70 Suppose he makes a brave Oration. a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 297 They Worship Crosses with Orations, prayers Yea dead mens bones and Relicks. 1894 R. C. Hope Mediæval Music vi. 58 The Collectarium, the collects, orations, capitula or short lessons used at all the Hour Services. 1971 Worship Apr. 203 Oration number seventeen is the same as was formerly used on Wednesday of Holy Week. 1999 America (Nexis) 20 Feb. 7 Many of the Latin orations, in order to follow the correct Latin cursus (accentual patterns), were also rather trite and banal. 2. A formal discourse delivered in elevated and dignified language, esp. one given on a ceremonial occasion such as a public celebration, a funeral, etc. Also in weakened sense: any impassioned, pompous, or long-winded speech. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a speech speakingc1275 cry1303 orisona1382 sermonc1385 exhortationc1450 oration?1504 prepositiona1513 declamation1523 concion1541 speak1567 set speech1573 speech1583 hortative1612 allocution1615 public addressa1639 address1643 presentation1714 speechification1809 speechment1826 ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) i. iii. 156 Elegant oratours with theyr oracions garnisshed with eligancy. 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. xiv. sig. Hi Certayne partes of an oration; that is to say, for Narrations, Partitions, Confirmations, and Confutations, named of some Reprehensions. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Nn4^v Demosthenes..had readie framed a number of Prefaces for Orations and Speeches. View more context for this quotation 1641 R. Baillie Jrnl. 13 Apr. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1841) I. 347 He made such ane pathetick oratioun [etc.]..as ever comedian did upon a stage. 1707 J. Toland (title) A Philippick oration to incite the English against the French. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 379 What a funeral oration for a wife and a mother! 1840 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxi. 200 Kate maintained her point by an expressive look, and for once Mrs Nickleby was stopped upon the very brink of an oration. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) App. iv. 450 The greatest orations of the two first orators of any age, Demosthenes and Æschines. 1892 Daily News 21 May 2/2 His orations are enormously, portentously, platitudinously dull. 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables xix. 214 Mr. Phillips gave Mark Antony's oration over the dead body of Caesar in the most heart-stirring tones. 1957 N. Micklem Box & Puppets v. 102 I was occasionally able to do him some slight service in return by giving him ‘the low-down’ on theologians about whom he was required to compose orations. 2002 Times 10 Apr. 8/1 And definitely no rabble-rousing oration from an embittered brother. †3. Speech, language. Obsolete.In quot. 1876 rendering post-classical Latin oratio recta: see oratio recta n., and cf. oratio obliqua n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [noun] speechc725 spellc888 tonguec897 spellingc1000 wordOE mathelingOE redec1275 sermonc1275 leeda1300 gale13.. speakc1300 speaking1303 ledenc1320 talea1325 parliamentc1325 winda1330 sermoningc1330 saying1340 melinga1375 talkingc1386 wordc1390 prolationa1393 carpinga1400 eloquencec1400 utteringc1400 language?c1450 reporturec1475 parleyc1490 locutionc1500 talk1539 discourse1545 report1548 tonguec1550 deliverance1553 oration1555 delivery1577 parling1582 parle1584 conveying1586 passage1598 perlocution1599 wording1604 bursta1616 ventilation1615 loquency1623 voicinga1626 verbocination1653 loquence1677 pronunciation1686 loquel1694 jawinga1731 talkee-talkee?1740 vocification1743 talkation1781 voicing1822 utterancy1827 voicing1831 the spoken word1832 outness1851 verbalization1851 voice1855 outgiving1865 stringing1886 praxis1950 1555 R. Sherry Treat. Figures Gram. & Rhetorike f. 27^v The figure of wordes..in wordes ioygned together, which we cal talke, or Oration. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. x. 52 Oration was given to man, as a companion, or organ of Reason. 1876 B. H. Kennedy Public School Lat. Gram. (ed. 4) §190 Oratio Obliqua (in distinction from Oratio Recta, direct oration) is a term especially applied to Substantival Clauses, and, above all, to the Infinitive Clause and its substitutes. 4. English regional and Irish English (northern). A noisy disturbance; fuss, commotion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > (a) noisy rippit?1507 hubbleshowa1525 burlinga1533 hubble-shubblec1550 burle1563 coil1567 hirdy-girdy1568 riff-raff1582 rut1607 hubbuba1625 clutter1656 sputter1673 splutter1677 rattle1688 rumpus1745 ree-raw1797 bobbery1816 trevally1819 stramash1821 nitty1822 hell's delight1823 pandemonium1827 oration1828 Bob's-a-dying1829 hubbaboo1830 reerie1832 circus1869 tow-row1877 ruaille buaille1885 brouhaha1890 foofaraw1933 bangarang1943 bassa-bassa1956 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) For seur, barns, what an oration ye mak. 1869 J. C. Atkinson Peacock's Gloss. Dial. Hundred of Lonsdale 60/2 Oration, noise, uproar. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. (at cited word) He makes such an oration about anything. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 242/1 Oration, a noise, an uproar. Compounds oration-hall n. rare a hall where speeches are delivered. ΚΠ 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxxvii. 332 Before marching from the oration-hall. Derivatives oˈration-like adj. and adv. rare ΚΠ 1845 Amer. Whig Rev. Dec. 568/1 ‘George II’, said Burke, in one of his oration-like pamphlets, ‘carried the glory, the power, the commerce of England to a height unknown.’ 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess v. 112 Last, Ida's answer, in a royal hand, But shaken here and there, and rolling words Oration-like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † orationv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: oration n. Etymology: < oration n. Compare earlier orationing n. colloquial. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To make an oration or speech. Also transitive: to deliver an oration to (a person, etc.).In quot. 1802 reflexive: to work oneself into through orating. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)] deliverc1400 repeat1579 speak1583 perore1594 perorate1603 oratorize1620 concionatea1641 speech1684 speechify1723 oration1764 orate1780 platform1859 elocutionize1883 1764 S. Foote Mayor of Garret ii. 32 You have heard him oration at the Adam and Eve..about Russia and Prussia. 1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross I. 233 A symptom..much more unequivocal, than those my uncle orations himself into a fever about. 1826 M. H. Barker Greenwich Hosp. 52 On the self-same gun where he had orationed us before. 1876 G. Meredith Beauchamp's Career II. i. 11 They've got a capital orator; Turbot, an Irishman... While he was orationing, a donkey calls, ‘Turbot! ain't you a flat fish?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.c1440v.1764
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orationn.

Compounds

Derivatives

† orationv.