Oratory

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Oratoric: as, an oratory style.
  • noun. The art of an orator; the art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to please or persuade; the art of public speaking. The three principal branches of this art are deliberative, epidictic, and judicial oratory. See epidictic.
  • noun. Exercise of eloquence; eloquent language; eloquence: as, all his oratory was spent in vain.
  • noun. Prayer; supplication; the act of beseeching or petitioning.
  • noun. Pl. oratories (-riz). A place for prayer or worship.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
  • noun. A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.
  • noun. a society of priests founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not bound by a special vow. The members are called also oratorians.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
  • noun. Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
  • noun. A private chapel.
  • noun. A large Roman Catholic church.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
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