oratory

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WOTD – 26 December 2011

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ɹə.tɔ.ɹi/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ōrātōria, from the feminine of ōrātōrius (“oratorial”).

Noun

oratory (uncountable)

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.

Synonyms

• (art of public speaking): public speaking

Translations

art of public speaking

• Catalan: oratòria (ca) f
• Finnish: puhetaito (fi)
• Georgian: ორატორია (oraṭoria), ორატორული ხელოვნება (oraṭoruli xelovneba)
• German: Redekunst f, Rhetorik (de) f
• Greek: ρητορική (el) f (ritorikí)

  Ancient: ῥητορική f (rhētorikḗ)

• Irish: óráidíocht f

• Latin: ōrātōria f
• Portuguese: oratória (pt) f
• Romanian: retorică (ro) f, oratorie (ro) f
• Russian: рито́рика (ru) f (ritórika), красноре́чие (ru) n (krasnoréčije), ора́торское иску́сство n (orátorskoje iskússtvo)
• Serbo-Croatian: besedništvo n
• Spanish: oratoria (es) f

eloquence — see eloquence

Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman oratorie, Middle French oratoire, and their source, Late Latin ōrātōrium.

London Oratory (2).

Noun

oratory (plural oratories)

1. (countable) A private chapel.
   • Jeremy Taylor

     Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory, or place to pray in.

2. (countable) A large Roman Catholic church.

Translations

private chapel

• Arabic: مُصَلًّى‎ m (muṣallan)
• Catalan: oratori (ca) m
• French: oratoire (fr) m
• German: Oratorium n
• Irish: aireagal m, séipéilín m
• Kazakh: ғибадатхана (kk) (ğïbadatxana)

• Kyrgyz: ибадаткана (ibadatkana)
• Latin: ōrātōrium n
• Russian: моле́льня (ru) f (molélʹnja), часо́вня (ru) f (časóvnja), орато́рий (ru) m (oratórij)
• Spanish: oratorio
• Uzbek: ibodatxona (uz)

large Roman Catholic church

• French: oratoire (fr) m
• German: Oratorium n
• Ido: pregeyo

• Russian: орато́рий (ru) m (oratórij)
• Spanish: oratorio m