ORATORY


Meaning of ORATORY in English

/ ˈɒrətri; NAmE ˈɔːrətɔːri; ˈɑːr-/ noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

[ U ] the skill of making powerful and effective speeches in public

SYN rhetoric

2.

[ C ] a room or small building that is used for private prayer or worship

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WORD ORIGIN

sense 2 Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French oratorie , from ecclesiastical Latin oratorium , based on Latin orare pray, speak.

sense 1 early 16th cent.: from Latin oratoria , feminine (used as a noun) of oratorius relating to an orator.

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