Oratorian

[ awr-uh-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr-, or- ]

noun

1. a member of an Oratory.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Oratorians.

Oratorian

/ ˌɒrəˈtɔːrɪən /

noun

1. a member of the religious congregation of the Oratory

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oratorian¹

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

Example Sentences

No. 72 built in 1650 as an Oratorian convent, a maternity hospital under the Empire, now a childrens hospice.

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But as he proceeded in his researches he sensibly felt that the business was one above even an oratorian or a monsignore.

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He published a number of theological works, and edited the Oratorian Lives of the Saints.

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Though the son of a poor joiner, he received a good education in the Oratorian colleges of Tournon and Lyons.

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It was an institution celebrated throughout the districts of central France and directed by the Oratorian Fathers.

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