Oration
11Oration — Ora|ti|on, die; , en [(kirchen)lat. oratio = Gebet, eigtl. = Rede] (kath. Kirche): formal strenges Abschlussgebet des Priesters nach allgemeinen Gebeten u. Gesängen. * * * Oration [lateinisch »Gebet«, »Rede«] die, / en, lateinische Liturgie:… …
12oration — noun Etymology: Latin oration , oratio speech, oration, from orare to plead, speak, pray; akin to Hittite ariya to consult an oracle and perhaps to Greek ara prayer Date: 1502 an elaborate discourse delivered in a formal and dignified manner …
13oration — [[t]əre͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM ɔːr [/t]] orations N COUNT: oft supp N An oration is a formal speech made in public. [FORMAL] ...a brief funeral oration. Syn: address …
14oration — UK [əˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɔˈreɪʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms oration : singular oration plural orations formal a formal public speech, especially one that is made as part of a ceremony …
15oration — /aw ray sheuhn, oh ray /, n. 1. a formal public speech, esp. one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises. 2. a public speech characterized by a studied or elevated style, diction, or delivery …
16oration — noun Oration is used after these nouns: ↑funeral …
17oration — Synonyms and related words: address, after dinner speech, allocution, chalk talk, debate, declamation, declaration, diatribe, discourse, eulogy, exhortation, filibuster, forensic, forensic address, formal speech, funeral oration, harangue, homily …
18oration — noun an oration given in memory of McKinley Syn: speech, address, lecture, talk, homily, sermon, discourse, declamation, valedictory, salutatory; informal spiel; rare allocution …
19Oration on the Dignity of Man — The Oration on the Dignity of Man (De hominis dignitate) is a famous public discourse pronounced in 1486 by Pico della Mirandola, a philosopher of the Renaissance. It has been called the Manifesto of the Renaissance [1]. Contents 1 Content 1.1… …
20oration — noun a formal ceremonial speech …
