English-Thai Dictionary

oratory

N ศิลปะ ใน การ พูด สุนทรพจน์  ศิลปะ ใน การแสดง คำปราศรัย  rhetoric eloquence sin-ra-pa-nai-kan-phud-sun-tor-pod

 

oratory

N ห้อง สวด เล็กๆ  ใน โบสถ์  hong-sud-lek-lek-nai-bod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ORATORY

n.[Low L. oratoria, from orator. ] 1. The art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. To constitute oratory, the speaking must be just and pertinent to the subject; it must be methodical, all parts of the discourse being disposed in due order and connection; and it must be embellished with the beauties of language and pronounced with eloquence. Oratory consists of four parts, invention, disposition, elocution, and pronunciation.
2. Exercise of eloquence.
3. Among the Romanists, a close apartment near a bed-chamber, furnished with an altar, a crucifix, etc. for private devotions.
4. A place allotted for prayer, or a place for public worship.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

oratory

or a to ry 1 |ˈôrəˌtôrē, ˈär -ˈɔrəˌtɔri | ▶noun ( pl. oratories ) 1 a small chapel, esp. for private worship. [Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French oratorie, from ecclesiastical Latin oratorium, based on Latin orare ‘pray, speak. ’] 2 ( Oratory ) (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a religious society of secular priests founded in Rome in 1564 to provide plain preaching and popular services and established in various countries. [from Congregation of the Fathers of the Oratory . ] DERIVATIVES Or a to ri an |ˌôəˈtôrēən, ˈär - |noun & adjective oratory 1 ( sense 2 )

 

oratory

or a to ry 2 |ˈɔrəˌtɔri ˈôrəˌtôrē | ▶noun the art or practice of formal speaking in public. • exaggerated, eloquent, or highly colored language: learned discussions degenerated into pompous oratory. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin oratoria, feminine (used as a noun ) of oratorius ‘relating to an orator. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

oratory

oratory 1 |ˈɒrət (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. oratories ) 1 a small chapel, especially for private worship. 2 ( Oratory ) (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a religious society of secular priests founded in Rome in 1564 to provide plain preaching and popular services and established in various countries. DERIVATIVES Oratorian |-ˈtɔːrɪən |noun & adjective oratory 1 ( sense 2 ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French oratorie, from ecclesiastical Latin oratorium, based on Latin orare ‘pray, speak ’; sense 2 is from Congregation of the Fathers of the Oratory .

 

oratory

oratory 2 |ˈɒrət (ə )ri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the art or practice of formal speaking in public. • eloquent or rhetorical language: learned discussions degenerated into pompous oratory. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin oratoria, feminine (used as a noun ) of oratorius ‘relating to an orator ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

oratory

oratory noun Dr. King was noted for his oratory: rhetoric, eloquence, grandiloquence, magniloquence, public speaking, speech-making, declamation, way with words; informal gift of (the ) gab, silver tongue.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

oratory

oratory noun he whipped the meeting up into a frenzy with his oratory: rhetoric, eloquence, grandiloquence, magniloquence, public speaking, speech-making, declamation, way with words, the gift of the gab, fluency.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

oratory

or a to ry 1 /ɔ́ːrətɔ̀ːri |ɔ́rət (ə )ri /名詞 U 1 ｟かたく ｠雄弁, 熱弁 ; 雄弁術, 弁論術 .2 修辞的文章 .

 

oratory

or a to ry 2 名詞 複 -ries C 〖しばしば固有名詞と共に 〗(特にローマカトリック教会の )小礼拝堂 [室 ].