Oratory
41Oratory of Santissimo Crocifisso — The Oratorio del Santissimo Crocifisso or the Oratory of the Most Holy Crucifix is a building in central Rome, Italy. Located next to the church of San Marcello al Corso, it served as a prayer hall and meeting house for the Confraternita del SS.… …
42Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Rome — (1637 1650) The Oratory of St. Philip Neri is next door to the Chiesa Nuova in Rome. The commission to build the structure came from the Order of the Oratorians established by the saint and was given to Francesco Borromini after an architect… …
43oratory — noun a) The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner. b) Eloquence …
44Oratory — A small place for prayer, esp. private prayer; a small *shrine. Orb. A globe of gold with a cross atop, part of the essential *regalia of a monarch, symbolising both the world and the power of the Church seen as blessing him who held it. Cf.… …
45oratory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. speech, elocution, declamation, eloquence, expression. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. speech, rhetoric, eloquence, elocution; see speech 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. rhetoric, platform rhetoric,… …
46oratory — or|a|tory [ˈɔrətri US ˈo:rəto:ri, ˈa: ] n plural oratories [Sense: 1; Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: oratoria, from orare; ORATION] [Sense: 2; Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: oratorium, from Latin orare; ORATION] 1.) …
47oratory — or|a|to|ry [ ɔrə,tɔri ] noun 1. ) uncount the skill of making effective and impressive public speeches 2. ) count a building or a room in a church where Christians go to pray …
48oratory — small chapel for private prayer; lectern for prayer Ecclesiastical Terms …
49oratory — or·a·to·ry || É‘rÉ™tÉ”rɪ , É” / É’rÉ™trɪ n. art of public speaking; skill and experience in public speaking …
50Oratory — A chapel which is not a parish church …
