oreison
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oraison — [ ɔrɛzɔ̃ ] n. f. • oreison 1050; lat. oratio 1 ♦ Prière. ⇒ orémus. Oraison dominicale. Oraison jaculatoire. Dire, faire, réciter une oraison. Liturg. La messe comporte plusieurs oraisons. 2 ♦ (XVIe) Vx Discours prononcé en public. ⇒ harangue. Mod … Encyclopédie Universelle
Orison — Or i*son, n. [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison, fr. L. oratio speech, prayer. See {Oration}.] A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic] Chaucer. Shak. [1913 Webster] Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began Their orisons, each morning duly paid.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orison — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French ureisun, oreison, from Late Latin oration , oratio, from Latin, oration Date: 13th century prayer … New Collegiate Dictionary
Oratory — is the art of (public) speaking. In ancient Greece and Rome, oratory was studied as a component of rhetoric (that is, composition and delivery of speeches), and was an important skill in public and private life. Aristotle and Quintilian discussed … Wikipedia
-aison — ⇒ AISON, ISON, OISON, suff. Suff. essentiellement formateur de subst. d action. I. Action de (+ inf. du verbe de base) A. [La base est un verbe trans.] aison : combinaison « organisation précise de moyens en vue d assurer le succès d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-ison — ⇒ AISON, ISON, OISON, suff. Suff. essentiellement formateur de subst. d action. I. Action de (+ inf. du verbe de base) A. [La base est un verbe trans.] aison : combinaison « organisation précise de moyens en vue d assurer le succès d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
-oison — ⇒ AISON, ISON, OISON, suff. Suff. essentiellement formateur de subst. d action. I. Action de (+ inf. du verbe de base) A. [La base est un verbe trans.] aison : combinaison « organisation précise de moyens en vue d assurer le succès d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
orison — late 12c., from Anglo Fr. oreison, O.Fr. oraison oration (12c.), from L. orationem (nom. oratio) speech, oration, in Church L. prayer, appeal to God, from orare (see ORATOR (Cf. orator)). Etymologically, a doublet of oration … Etymology dictionary
orison — [ ɒrɪz(ə)n, s(ə)n] noun archaic a prayer. Origin ME: from OFr. oreison, from L. oratio(n ) (see oration) … English new terms dictionary
orison — ► NOUN literary ▪ a prayer. ORIGIN Old French oreison, from Latin oration discourse, prayer … English terms dictionary
