a small chapel, especially for private worship 小礼拜堂;祈祷室
(Oratory)(in the Roman Catholic Church) a religious society of secular priests founded in Rome in 1564 to provide plain preaching and popular services and established in various countries 奥拉托利会(罗马天主教的在俗司铎修会,1564年在罗马创立,提供简朴的祈祷和大众礼拜,许多国家都建立了该会)
派生 Oratorian ( & ) noun& adjective
(义项 2)
oratory2 noun
[mass noun]the art or practice of formal speaking in public 演讲术,雄辩术 ■exaggerated, eloquent, or highly coloured language 夸张的言辞,雄辩,华丽辞藻 learned discussions degenerated into pompous oratory. 学术讨论已沦为辞藻华丽的空谈。
派生 oratorical [-ˈtɒrɪk(ə)l] adjective 语源
early 16th cent.: from Latin oratoria, feminine (used as a noun) of oratorius 'relating to an orator'