单词 | oratorio |
释义 | oratorio[ awr-uh-tawr-ee-oh, -tohr-, or- ] / ˌɔr əˈtɔr iˌoʊ, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oratorio ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural or·a·to·ri·os.an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery. Origin of oratorio1625–35; <Italian: small chapel <Late Latin ōrātōriumoratory2; so named from the musical services in the church of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Rome Words nearby oratorioorate fratres, oration, orator, Oratorian, oratorical, oratorio, oratory, oratrix, orb, orbicular, orbiculare Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oratorioBritish Dictionary definitions for oratoriooratorio / (ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪəʊ) / noun plural -riosa dramatic but unstaged musical composition for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, based on a religious theme Word Origin for oratorioC18: from Italian, literally: oratory ², referring to the Church of the Oratory at Rome where musical services were held Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for oratoriooratorio A musical composition for voices and orchestra, telling a religious story. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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