Oratorian

[awr-uh-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-, or-]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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Historical Examples of oratorian

One had been merely an Oratorian, the other had worn the mitre of a bishop.
An Historical Mystery
Honore de Balzac
The Bishop of Mende was a very different person from the austere Oratorian.
Henrietta Maria
Henrietta Haynes
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
"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
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

noun

a member of the religious congregation of the Oratory

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