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Definition of orison in English: orisonnoun ˈɒrɪs(ə)nˈɒrɪz(ə)n usually orisonsarchaic A prayer. Example sentencesExamples - Moreover, though he never ‘positively’ practised such prayer, Browne adds that he could ‘scarce contain my prayers for a friend at the ringing of a bell,’ or even ‘behold a corpse without an orison for his soul.’
- Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remember'd.
- For in his morning orisons he loves the sun and the sun loves him.
- The orisons of fury will be sung… with a new found desperation Zaile sprinted into the dark.
- Among these elements were the language of sacrifice, the vesture of Aaronic priests, clouds of incense rising like orisons to the throne, and the prayer of worship chanted by priests and people alike.
Synonyms entreaty, plea, appeal, petition, solicitation, exhortation, urge, prayer, invocation, suit, request, application
Origin Middle English: from Old French oreison, from Latin oratio(n-) 'speech' (see oration). Definition of orison in US English: orisonnoun archaic A prayer. Example sentencesExamples - For in his morning orisons he loves the sun and the sun loves him.
- Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remember'd.
- Moreover, though he never ‘positively’ practised such prayer, Browne adds that he could ‘scarce contain my prayers for a friend at the ringing of a bell,’ or even ‘behold a corpse without an orison for his soul.’
- The orisons of fury will be sung… with a new found desperation Zaile sprinted into the dark.
- Among these elements were the language of sacrifice, the vesture of Aaronic priests, clouds of incense rising like orisons to the throne, and the prayer of worship chanted by priests and people alike.
Synonyms entreaty, plea, appeal, petition, solicitation, exhortation, urge, prayer, invocation, suit, request, application
Origin Middle English: from Old French oreison, from Latin oratio(n-) ‘speech’ (see oration). |