orison

[ awr-uh-zuhn, or- ]

/ ˈɔr ə zən, ˈɒr- /

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noun

a prayer.

Origin of orison

1125–75; Middle English <Old French <Late Latin ōrātiōn- (stem of ōrātiō) plea, prayer, oration

Words nearby orison

Orionids, Orion Nebula, orisha, Oriskany, orismology, orison, Orissa, orixa, Oriya, Orizaba, Orjonikidze

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Example sentences from the Web for orison

Maria merely whispered the words of the orison and kept her eyes fastened on the ground.
The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara)|Armando Palacio Valds
That mighty pause before the class,—that orison and benediction—how much of my life it has been and made.
Darkwater|W. E. B. Du Bois
It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847|Various
Fauchelevent thought that it was an orison which she was finishing.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

It was, however, the best I could hit upon, and I directed my steps towards the Farnham orison.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852|Various

British Dictionary definitions for orison

orison

/ (ˈɒrɪzən) /

noun

literary another word for prayer 1

Word Origin for orison

C12: from Old French oreison, from Late Latin ōrātiō, from Latin: speech, from ōrāre to speak

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单词	orison
释义	orison [ awr-uh-zuhn, or- ] / ˈɔr ə zən, ˈɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR orison ON THESAURUS.COM noun a prayer. Origin of orison 1125–75; Middle English <Old French <Late Latin ōrātiōn- (stem of ōrātiō) plea, prayer, oration Words nearby orison Orionids, Orion Nebula, orisha, Oriskany, orismology, orison, Orissa, orixa, Oriya, Orizaba, Orjonikidze Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orison Maria merely whispered the words of the orison and kept her eyes fastened on the ground. The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara)\|Armando Palacio Valds That mighty pause before the class,—that orison and benediction—how much of my life it has been and made. Darkwater\|W. E. B. Du Bois It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847\|Various Fauchelevent thought that it was an orison which she was finishing. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo It was, however, the best I could hit upon, and I directed my steps towards the Farnham orison. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852\|Various British Dictionary definitions for orison orison / (ˈɒrɪzən) / noun literary another word for prayer 1 Word Origin for orison C12: from Old French oreison, from Late Latin ōrātiō, from Latin: speech, from ōrāre to speak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to orison rogation, pleading, service, application, communion, begging, request, litany, worship, collect, supplication, entreaty, devotion, plea, suit, invocation, benediction, appeal, grace, petition
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orison

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for orison

noun

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