English Explanatory Dictionary

orison

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prayer.
  2. Mystical contemplation or communion.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒɹɪsən/ /ˈɒɹɪzən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orison.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orison2.wav

Word forms

orison orisons

Etymology

From Middle English orisoun, from Anglo-Norman oreison, oresoun etc. and Old French oraisun etc., from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem (“discourse, prayer”) (whence also English oration).

Related words

orate oration
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