Oratorian

American  

[awr-uh-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-, or-] / ˌɔr əˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌɒr- /

noun

1. a member of an Oratory.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Oratorians.

Oratorian British  

/ ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪən /

noun

1. a member of the religious congregation of the Oratory

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Etymology

Origin of Oratorian

First recorded in 1635–45; oratory ² + -an

Example Sentences

In 1964, Mangan joined the Oratorian Fathers order of priests but left in 1967 to become a Seaside, California, patrol officer, according to news files.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2014

The Pope wishes us to come here, as many as can, form a house under an experienced Oratorian Father, go through a novitiate, and return.

From Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2 by Ornsby, Robert

Of permanent worth is the “Bibliotheca Sacra” of the Oratorian Le Long, which forms an admirable literary-historical apparatus for the Bible.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

The members of her ecclesiastical household were correspondingly depressed, for the loss of the distinguished Oratorian exposed them to even worse treatment than they had experienced before.

From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta

Father Theimer is kind enough to allow me to occupy his apartments in the almost uninhabited house of the Oratorian.

From Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End by Bache, Constance