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o⋅rant

[awr-uhnt, ohr-]
–noun Fine Arts.
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Also, o⋅ran⋅te [aw-ran-tee, oh-ran-] , orans.


Origin:
1895–1900; < ML ōrant- (s. of ōrāns), prp. of ōrāre to plead. See oration, -ant
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