orison
[ awr-uh-zuhn, or- ]
/ ˈɔr ə zən, ˈɒr- /
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noun
a prayer.
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Origin of orison
Words nearby orison
Orionids, Orion Nebula, orisha, Oriskany, orismology, orison, Orissa, orixa, Oriya, Orizaba, Orjonikidze
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British Dictionary definitions for orison
Word Origin for orison
C12: from Old French oreison, from Late Latin ōrātiō, from Latin: speech, from ōrāre to speak
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