oratoire

French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin ōrātōrium.

Noun

oratoire m (plural oratoires)

1. (religion) oratory (room)
2. (religion) oratory (place of worship)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin ōrātōrius.

Adjective

oratoire (plural oratoires)

1. oratorical

Related terms

• orateur

Further reading

• “oratoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.