oratory[noun]Synonyms: eloquence, declamation, elocution, grandiloquence, public speaking, rhetoric, speech-making
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
or‧a‧tory /ˈɒrətri $ ˈɔːrətɔːri, ˈɑː-/
noun (
plural oratories)
[
Sense 1: Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: oratoria, from orare; ⇒ oration]
[
Sense 2: Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: oratorium, from Latin orare; ⇒ oration]
1. [uncountable] the skill of making powerful speeches
2. [countable] a small building or part of a church where people can go to pray
—oratorical /ˌɒrəˈtɒrɪk
əl◂ $ ˌɔːrəˈtɔːr-, ˌɑːrəˈtɑː-/
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