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orant

[ awr-uhnt, ohr- ]

noun

, Fine Arts.
  1. a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of orant1

1895–1900; < Medieval Latin ōrant- (stem of ōrāns ), present participle of ōrāre to plead. See oration, -ant

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oransora pro nobis