oratory

Signification (Anglais)

  1. A private chapel or prayer room.
  2. A Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church.
  3. (specifically) A Catholic church belonging to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.

Concepts

chapelle privée

art oratoire

Traductions

rederijkerskunst

προσευχητήριο

ρητορεία

ευγλωττία

Fréquence

48k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English oratorie, from Anglo-Norman oratorie, Middle French oratoire, and their source, Late Latin ōrātōrium. Doublet of oratorio.

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