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oratories
Variant of oratory
noun pl. oratories
- the art of an orator; skill or eloquence in public speaking
- a small chapel, esp. one for private prayer
- R.C.Ch. a religious society of secular priests, esp. that founded by Saint Philip Neri in 1564
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