English Explanatory Dictionary

orans

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.
  2. The posture or bodily attitude of such a figure.

Word forms

orans orantes orant oranta orante

Etymology

Derived from Latin orans (“praying”). Doublet of orant.

Translations

Catalan: orant Finnish: adorantti German: Adorant German: Adorantin Polish: adorant
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