oratory

or·a·to·ry ¹

 (ôr′ə-tôr′ē, ŏr′-)

n.

1. The art of public speaking.

2. Eloquence or skill in making speeches to the public.

3. Public speaking marked by the use of overblown rhetoric.

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[Latin (ars) ōrātōria, (art) of speaking, feminine of ōrātōrius, oratorical, from ōrātor, speaker, from ōrātus, past participle of ōrāre, to speak.]

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or·a·to·ry ²

 (ôr′ə-tôr′ē, ŏr′-)

n. pl. or·a·to·ries

1. A place for prayer, such as a small private chapel.

2. also Oratory

a. A Roman Catholic religious society founded in 1575 by Saint Philip Neri and consisting of secular priests.

b. A branch or church of this society.

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[Middle English oratorie, from Old French, from Late Latin ōrātōrium, place of prayer, from Latin, neuter of ōrātōrius, for praying, from ōrāre, to pray.]

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oratory

(ˈɒrətərɪ; -trɪ)

n

1. the art of public speaking

2. rhetorical skill or style

[C16: from Latin (ars) ōrātōria (the art of) public speaking]

ˌoraˈtorical adj

ˌoraˈtorically adv

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oratory

(ˈɒrətərɪ; -trɪ)

n, pl -ries

(Ecclesiastical Terms) a small room or secluded place, set apart for private prayer

[C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Church Latin ōrātōrium place of prayer, from ōrāre to plead, pray]

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Oratory

(ˈɒrətərɪ; -trɪ)

n

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called: Congregation of the Oratory the religious society of secular priests (Oratorians) living in a community founded by St Philip Neri

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) any church belonging to this society: the Brompton Oratory.

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or•a•to•ry¹

(ˈɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒr-)

n.

1. skill or eloquence in public speaking.

2. the art of public speaking, esp. in an eloquent manner.

[1580–90; < Latin ōrātōria, n. use of feminine of ōrātōrius of an orator. See orator, -tory¹]

or•a•to•ry²

(ˈɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒr-)

n., pl. -ries.

1. a place of prayer, as a small chapel.

2. (cap.) any of the Roman Catholic religious societies of secular priests who live in religious communities but do not take vows.

[1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin ōrātōrium place of prayer. See orator, -tory²]

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oratory

A small private chapel.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" keynote address, keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote nominating address, nominating speech, nomination - an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" oration - an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values" declamation - vehement oratory epideictic oratory - a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people; "Pericles' funeral oration for Athenians killed in the Peloponnesian War is a famous example of epideictic oratory" stump speech - political oratory salutatory, salutatory address, salutatory oration - an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) valediction, valedictory, valedictory address, valedictory oration - a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)

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oratory

noun rhetoric, eloquence, public speaking, speech-making, expressiveness, fluency, a way with words, declamation, speechifying, grandiloquence, spieling (informal) Neither candidate is noted for oratory or political skill.

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oratory

noun

The art of public speaking:

declamation, elocution, rhetoric.

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Translations

فَن الخِطابَه، بَلاغَه، فَصاحَه

talekunst

Redekunst

oratoria

art oratoireoratoire

szónoklásszónoklat

mælskulist

eloquenzaoratorio

oratoria

oratória

rečnícke umenie

besedništvo

güzel konuşma sanatıhitabet

演讲艺术

oratory

¹ [ˈɒrətərɪ] N (= art of speaking) → oratoria f

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oratory

² [ˈɒrətərɪ] N (Rel) → oratorio m

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oratory

[ˈɒrətəri] n

(= art) → talent m oratoire
He displayed determination as well as powerful oratory → Il faisait preuve de détermination ainsi que d'un remarquable talent oratoire.

(= speech) → oraison f

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oratory

¹

n (= art of making speeches) → Redekunst f

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oratory

²

n (Eccl) → Oratorium nt

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oratory

¹ [ˈɒrət/ərɪ] n (public speaking) → oratoria

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oratory

² [ˈɒrət/ərɪ] n (Rel) → oratorio

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oration

(əˈreiʃən) noun

a formal, public speech, especially in fine, beautiful language. a funeral oration. redevoering, orasie خِطاب، خُطْبَه слово oração proslov, řeč feierliche Rede tale; -tale δημόσιος λόγος, αγόρευση discurso kõne نطق؛ خطابه puhe discours solennel נְאוּם חֲגִיגִי भाषण, सम्भाषण, व्याख्यान, निवेदन govor (nyilvános) beszéd pidato viðhafnarræða orazione, 演説 정식 연설 oracija, (pra)kalba [] runa ucapan redehøytidelig tale oracja, mowa نطق يا وينا oração discurs (solemn) речь reč slavnostni govor beseda högtidligt tal การพูดปราศรัยในที่สาธารณะ söylev, nutuk 演說，致辭 промова خطبہ، تقرير bài diễn văn 演说，致辞

orator (ˈorətə) noun

a person who makes public speeches, especially very eloquent ones. redenaar, spreker, orator خَطيب، رَجُل فَصيح оратор orador řečník der/die Redner(in) taler ρήτοραςorador kõnemees آدم سخنور puhuja orateur/-trice נואם वक्ता govornik szónok ahli pidato ræðumaður oratore, oratrice 雄弁家 연설자 oratorius, kalbėtojas orators, runātājs pemidato redenaardyktig talermówca وينا كونكى orador ora­tor оратор rečník govornik besednik vältalare ผู้กล่าวคำปราศรัย hatip 演講者 оратор خطيب، مقرر nhà hùng biện 演讲者

ˈoratory (ˈorə-) noun

the art of speaking well in public. welsprekendheid, redenaarskuns, retoriek فَن الخِطابَه، بَلاغَه، فَصاحَه ораторство oratória řečnické umění die Redekunst talekunst ρητορικήoratoria kõnekunst سخنوری puhetaito art oratoire אֳמָנוּת הַנאוּם वाक्पटुता govorništvo szónoklás(tan), szónoklat seni pidato mælskulist oratoria, arte oratoria 雄弁術 웅변 retorika, iškalbos menas retorika, oratora māksla seni berpidato welsprekendheidtalekunst, veltalenhet krasomówstwo وينا كول oratória oratorie ораторское искусство rečnícke umenie govorništvo besedništvo talarkonst, vältalighet, retorik ศิลปะในการพูดสุนทรพจน์ güzel konuşma sanatı, hitabet 演講藝術 ораторство; риторика خطابت nghệ thuật diễn thuyết 演讲艺术

oraˈtorical adjective

oratories, redenaars= خِطابي ораторски retórico řečnický rednerisch oratorisk ρητορικόςretórico oraatorlik وابسته به سخنوری puhetaidollinen oratoire שֶׁל נוֹאָמִים वक्तृत्व-कला संबंधी, अलंकार एवं अतिशयोक्ति-युक्त govornički, oratorski szónoki(as) oratoris mælskulistar- oratorio 演説の 웅변의 oratorinis, oratoriškas, retoriškas oratora-; oratorisks; retorisks berpidato oratorischoratorisk krasomówczy په وينا كولو اړوند retórico oratoric ораторский rečnícky govorniški besednički oratorisk, retorisk เกี่ยวกับศิลปะในการพูดสุนทรพจน์ güzel konuşmayla ilgili 演講藝術的 ораторський; риторичний خطابت سے متعلق hùng hồn 演讲艺术的

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