oratories

noun pl. oratories

1. the art of an orator; skill or eloquence in public speaking

2. Origin: ME oratorie < LL(Ec) oratorium, place of prayer < L oratorius, of an orator (in Eccles. use, of praying) < orator

   a small chapel, esp. one for private prayer
3. R.C.Ch. a religious society of secular priests, esp. that founded by Saint Philip Neri in 1564

Origin: ME oratorie < L oratoria