ORATORIZE
Or"a*tor*ize, v. i.
Defn: To play the orator. [Jocose or derisive] Dickens.
ORATORY
Or"a*to*ry, n.; pl. Oratories. Etym: [OE. oratorie, fr. L. oratorium,
fr. oratorius of praying, of an orator: cf. F. oratoire. See Orator,
Oral, and cf. Oratorio.]
Defn: A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small
room set apart for private devotions.
An oratory [temple] . . . in worship of Dian. Chaucer.
Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory, or place to pray
in. Jer. Taylor.
Fathers of the Oratory (R. C. Ch.), a society of priests founded by
St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not bound by a special vow.
The members are called also oratorians.
ORATORY
Or"a*to*ry, n. Etym: [L. oratoria (sc. ars) the oratorical art.]
Defn: The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence. "The oratory of Greece and Rome." Milton. When a world of men Could not prevail with all their oratory. Shak.
ORATRESS
Or"a*tress, n.
Defn: A woman who makes public addresses. Warner.
ORATRIX
Or"a*trix, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading. Burrill.