English Explanatory Dictionary

oratory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A private chapel or prayer room.
  2. A Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church.
  3. A Catholic church belonging to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
noun
  1. The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
  2. Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
name
  1. The Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, a society of priests and lay brothers founded in 1575.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of oratory: a church belonging to the Oratory.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ /ˈɔ.ɹəˌtɔ.ɹi/ /ɵˈreʈ(ɵ)ri/ en-au-oratory.ogg

Word forms

oratory oratories the Oratory

Etymology

From Middle English oratorie, from Anglo-Norman oratorie, Middle French oratoire, and their source, Late Latin ōrātōrium. Doublet of oratorio.

Synonyms

public speaking

Derived words

oratorical Oratorian

Translations

Arabic: مُصَلًّى Azerbaijani: musalla Azerbaijani: ibadətgah Bashkir: ғибәҙәтхана Belarusian: мале́льня Belarusian: каплі́ца Bulgarian: ста́я за моли́тва Catalan: oratori Chichewa: kachipinda French: oratoire German: Oratorium Ingrian: cäsönä Irish: aireagal Irish: séipéilín Kazakh: ғибадатхана Kyrgyz: ибадаткана Latin: ōrātōrium Middle English: oratorie Persian: مصلی Persian: نمازخانه Persian: نمازگاه Russian: моле́льня Russian: часо́вня Russian: орато́рий Spanish: oratorio Tajik: мусалло Tajik: намозхона Tajik: намазгоҳ Tatar: гыйбадәтханә Turkmen: ybadathana Turkmen: musalla Ukrainian: молито́вня Ukrainian: капли́ця Uyghur: ئىبادەتخانا Uzbek: ibodatxona Uzbek: musallo
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