oratory

Oratory is the practice of speaking effectively in public, or a small private chapel.

(noun)

See oratory in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. oratories

the art of an orator; skill or eloquence in public speaking
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
R.C.Ch. a religious society of secular priests, esp. that founded by Saint Philip Neri in 1564

Origin: ME oratorie < L oratoria

See oratory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Latin (ars) ōrātōria, (art) of speaking

Origin: , feminine sing. of ōrātōrius, oratorical

Origin: , from ōrātor, speaker

Origin: , from ōrātus

Origin: , past participle of ōrāre, to speak

noun pl. or·a·to·ries

A place for prayer, such as a small private chapel.
also Oratory
a. A Roman Catholic religious society founded in 1575 by Saint Philip Neri and consisting of secular priests.
b. A branch or church of this society.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English oratorie

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin ōrātōrium, place of prayer

Origin: , from Latin

Origin: , neuter of ōrātōrius, for praying

Origin: , from ōrāre, to pray

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