or·a·to·ry 1 (ôr  -tôr  , -t r,  r-)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. [Latin (ars) r tria, (art) of speaking, feminine sing. of rtrius, oratorical, from rtor, speaker, from rtus, past participle of rre, to speak.] |
| or·a·to·ry 2 (ôr-tôr, -tr, r-) 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. [Middle English oratorie, from Old French, from Late Latin rtrium, place of prayer, from Latin, neuter of rtrius, for praying, from rre, to pray.] |
Oratory [ˈɒrətərɪ -trɪ]
n RC Church
1. (Christianity / 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. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any church belonging to this society the Brompton Oratory
oratory1
n
1. the art of public speaking
2. rhetorical skill or style
[from Latin (ars) ōrātōria (the art of) public speaking]
oratorical adj
oratorically adv
oratory2
n pl -ries
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a small room or secluded place, set apart for private prayer
[from Anglo-Norman, from Church Latin ōrātōrium place of prayer, from ōrāre to plead, pray]
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| 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) |
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.
Translations
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.
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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