Oratory
English Meaning
A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.
- The art of public speaking.
- Eloquence or skill in making speeches to the public.
- Public speaking marked by the use of overblown rhetoric.
- A place for prayer, such as a small private chapel.
- A Roman Catholic religious society founded in 1575 by Saint Philip Neri and consisting of secular priests.
- A branch or church of this society.