oratorialadj.1
/ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌɔrəˈtɔriəl/ Of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator; of or relating to oratory.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > of or relating to a speaker
oratoryc1454
oratorial1546
oratorious1563
oratorical1589
oratorian1611
oratoric1656
1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. x. 20 Aristotle affirmeth that Empedocles was first aucthor of the Oratoriall Arte.
1619 J. Hales Let. 29 Jan. 76 in Golden Remains (1659) The manner of his discourse was oratoriall.
1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality II. x. 149 The auctioneer mounted his oratorial eminence.
1852 J. S. Blackie On Stud. Lang. 34 Imitative outbursts of oratorial argument.
1886 Argosy May 351 Paul..began in an oratorial tone.
1936 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 47 110 That title carries the authentic ring of his oratorial style.
1998 Daily Tel. 6 Mar. 46/6 Who knows what collective feelings a demagogue with oratorial genius might stir?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
oratorialadj.2
/ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌɔrəˈtɔriəl/ Music.
Of or relating to an oratorio.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [adjective] > oratorio
oratorial1806
1806 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (ed. 2) Oratorial, an epithet derived from the word Oratorio, and consequently applicable to that species of composition.
1819 T. Busby Hist. Mus. II. 462 His oratorial choruses..exhibit well-worked fugues.
1848 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) July 430/1 When concerts of sacred music are made up of oratorial extracts, anthems and motets, [etc.].
1923 Daily Mail 8 Aug. 8/1 The very front rank of our oratorial singers.
1984 N.Y. Times xi. 14/3 Vocal entrants must sing three contrasting opera or oratorial arias.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.11546
adj.21806