Oratorian
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Oratorian
Example Sentences
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In 1964, Mangan joined the Oratorian Fathers order of priests but left in 1967 to become a Seaside, California, patrol officer, according to news files.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2014
The writer had been an Oratorian, but having been expelled from that society in 1684 he took refuge with Antoine Arnauld in Brussels.
From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by MacCaffrey, James
The work of this Oratorian was at least strange.
From En Route by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)
One of these appointed in 1688 was an Oratorian, and as such very partial to Quesnel and the Jansenists.
From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by MacCaffrey, James
It was an institution celebrated throughout the districts of central France and directed by the Oratorian Fathers.
From Honore de Balzac by Cooper, Frederic Taber
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