Associations to the word «Oratory»
Noun
- Speaker
- Convent
- Storytelling
- Professorship
- Elegance
- Devotion
- Nicola
- Discourse
- Confessor
- Mt
- Priest
- Headmaster
- Cardinal
- Cato
- Pretension
- Anglican
- Intellect
- Turin
- Sheridan
- Monastery
- Narration
- Acting
- Recess
- Gesture
- Courtroom
- Greek
- Portico
- Pantheon
- Epic
- Cathedral
- Dominic
- Pere
- Nativity
- Renaissance
- Edifice
- Dialogue
- Rome
- Nave
- Statesman
- Santa
- Maria
- Tiberius
- Wit
- Berkshire
- Magdalene
- Aix
- Audience
- Superior
- Bologna
- Bethel
- Reputation
- Abbot
- Church
- Genius
- Purification
- Apostle
- Seminary
- Talent
- Passion
- Athens
- Palermo
- Montreal
- Argument
- Pilgrim
- Funeral
- Shepherd
- Tours
Adjective
Wiktionary
ORATORY, noun. (uncountable) The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
ORATORY, noun. (uncountable) Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
ORATORY, noun. (countable) A private chapel.
ORATORY, noun. (countable) A large Roman Catholic church.
Dictionary definition
ORATORY, noun. Addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory".
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