ORATORIAN


Meaning of ORATORIAN in English

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

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