orison

[ awr-uh-zuh n, or- ]

/ ˈɔr ə zən, ˈɒr- /

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noun

a prayer.

Nearby words

orion nebula, orionids, orisha, oriskany, orismology, orison, orissa, orixa, oriya, orizaba, orjonikidze

Origin of orison

1125–75; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin ōrātiōn- (stem of ōrātiō) plea, prayer, oration

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Examples from the Web for orison

Maria merely whispered the words of the orison and kept her eyes fastened on the ground.
The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara)|Armando Palacio Valds
That mighty pause before the class,—that orison and benediction—how much of my life it has been and made.
Darkwater|W. E. B. Du Bois
It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847|Various
Fauchelevent thought that it was an orison which she was finishing.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

It was, however, the best I could hit upon, and I directed my steps towards the Farnham orison.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852|Various

British Dictionary definitions for orison

orison

/ (ˈɒrɪzən) /

noun

literary another word for prayer 1

Word Origin for orison

C12: from Old French oreison, from Late Latin ōrātiō, from Latin: speech, from ōrāre to speak

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