Oratorian

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

/ ˌɔr əˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɒr- /

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noun

a member of an Oratory.

adjective

of or relating to the Oratorians.

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Origin of Oratorian

First recorded in 1635–45; oratory² + -an

Words nearby Oratorian

orarium, orate, orate fratres, oration, orator, Oratorian, oratorical, oratorio, oratory, oratrix, orb

How to use Oratorian in a sentence

No. 72 built in 1650 as an Oratorian convent, a maternity hospital under the Empire, now a childrens hospice.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
But as he proceeded in his researches he sensibly felt that the business was one above even an oratorian or a monsignore.
Lothair|Benjamin Disraeli
He published a number of theological works, and edited the Oratorian Lives of the Saints.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Though the son of a poor joiner, he received a good education in the Oratorian colleges of Tournon and Lyons.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various

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

British Dictionary definitions for Oratorian

Oratorian

/ (ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪən) /

noun

a member of the religious congregation of the Oratory

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