adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r- ə - ' to ̇ r- ē - ə n, ˌ är-
Function: noun
Date: circa 1656
: a member of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri founded in Rome in 1575 and comprising independent communities of secular priests under obedience but without vows
– Oratorian adjective