Oratorian

American  

[awr-uh-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-, or-] / ˌɔr əˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɒr- /

noun

1. a member of an Oratory.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Oratorians.

Oratorian British  

/ ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪən /

noun

1. a member of the religious congregation of the Oratory

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Etymology

Origin of Oratorian

First recorded in 1635–45; oratory ² + -an

Example Sentences

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

Though the son of a poor joiner, he received a good education in the Oratorian colleges of Tournon and Lyons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

The church of the Chiesa Nuova belongs exclusively to the Oratorian Fathers.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

The work of this Oratorian was at least strange.

From En Route by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)

St. Philip," says the Roman Oratorian who wrote his Life, "had a particular dislike of affectation both in himself and others, in speaking, in dressing, or in any thing else.

From Apologia Pro Vita Sua by Newman, John Henry