单词 | oratory |
释义 | oratory1/ˈɒrət(ə)ri /noun (plural oratories) 1A small chapel, especially for private worship.At the same time, the Filippine Order was spreading its wings, and oratories were set up in many cities in Roman Catholic countries....
2 (Oratory) (In the Roman Catholic Church) a religious society of secular priests founded in Rome in 1564 to provide plain preaching and popular services and established in various countries. DerivativesOratorian
OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French oratorie, from ecclesiastical Latin oratorium, based on Latin orare 'pray, speak'; sense 2 is from Congregation of the Fathers of the Oratory. Rhymesoratory2/ˈɒrət(ə)ri /noun [mass noun] 1The art or practice of formal speaking in public: the gift of persuasive oratory...
Synonyms rhetoric, eloquence, grandiloquence, magniloquence, public speaking, speech-making, declamation, way with words, the gift of the gab, fluency 1.1Eloquent or rhetorical language: learned discussions degenerated into pompous oratory...
OriginEarly 16th century: from Latin oratoria, feminine (used as a noun) of oratorius 'relating to an orator'. |
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