Meaning

A private chapel or prayer room..

Definitions by Sense

1. A private chapel or prayer room.
2. A Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church.
3. (specifically) A Catholic church belonging to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
4. The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
5. Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

Example Sentences

I will retire to my oratory, and pray to the blessed Virgin to inspire you with her holy counsels […].

By public oratories are meant those attached to monasteries, convents, seminaries, etc., having a public entrance by which the faithful have access to them.

They had been given the old Oscott College premises as a temporary home, but were content there until Oratories could be established in the cities. St Philip Neri had specifically intended that the Oratory should be a city-based form of communal and missionary life.

Rising from humble farmhand to community organizer to a leader of the national Fatah party, Mr. Barghouti became known for his soaring oratory and common touch.

Word Forms

• oratories
• Oratory

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When Should You Use Oratory?

Use oratory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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