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Definition of Oratory
1. Noun. Addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous). "He loved the sound of his own oratory"
Specialized synonyms: Keynote Address, Keynote Speech, Nominating Address, Nominating Speech, Nomination, Oration, Declamation, Epideictic Oratory, Stump Speech, Salutatory, Salutatory Address, Salutatory Oration, Valediction, Valedictory, Valedictory Address, Valedictory Oration
Derivative terms: Oratorical
Definition of Oratory
1. n. A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.
2. n. 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.
Definition of Oratory
1. Noun. The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner. ¹
2. Noun. Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. ¹
3. Noun. (context: countable) A private chapel. ¹
4. Noun. (context: countable) A large Roman Catholic church. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oratory
1. the art of public speaking [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Oratory
1. Origin: OE. Oratorie, fr. L. Oratorium, fr. Oratorius of praying, of an orator: cf. F. Oratoire. See Orator, Oral, and cf. Oratorio. A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions. "An oratory [temple] . . . In worship of Dian." (Chaucer) "Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory, or place to pray in." (Jer. Taylor) Fathers of the Oratory, 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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