Associations to the word «Oratorio»

Wiktionary

ORATORIO, noun. (music) A musical composition on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.

Dictionary definition

ORATORIO, noun. A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne