oratory
noun
skill or eloquence in public speaking.
oratories
-
pluralof oratory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She would go off on these different speech oratories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Vatican has already shut down St Peter's Square and St Peter's Basilica while allowing only a small number of oratories in convents and monasteries to remain open.
From Fox News ● Mar. 13, 2020
Almost half of the oratories came from President Bill Clinton, who went on a two-term coffin fit by speaking at 26 funerals between 1994 and 2001.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2018
The country has about 6,000 parish centers for young people, called oratories, and almost all have sports facilities, said Don Marco Mori, president of the Forum of Italian Oratories.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2010
If the tradition be true, it renders the use to which these oratories are now applied, and the condition of the occupants of these dwellings, more sad and revolting by contrast.
From Notes on Old Edinburgh by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
