Oratorian

[ awr-uh-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-, or- ]

/ ˌɔr əˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɒr- /

Roman Catholic Church

noun

a member of an Oratory.

adjective

of or relating to the Oratorians.

Origin of Oratorian

First recorded in 1635–45; oratory² + -an

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Examples from the Web for oratorian

The Bishop of Mende was a very different person from the austere Oratorian.
Henrietta Maria|Henrietta Haynes
"On condition you give me yours," said the Oratorian; and blessing each other, the friends parted for ever on earth.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.|E. Rameur
No. 72 built in 1650 as an Oratorian convent, a maternity hospital under the Empire, now a childrens hospice.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
It was an institution celebrated throughout the districts of central France and directed by the Oratorian Fathers.
Honoré de Balzac|Albert Keim and Louis Lumet

Six of his most famous sermons were edited, with a biographical sketch of their author, by the Oratorian Borde in 1704.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for oratorian

Oratorian

/ (ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪən) /

noun

a member of the religious congregation of the Oratory

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