ə noun
a prayer.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin ōrātiōn- (stem of ōrātiō) plea, prayer, oration
1125–75; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin ōrātiōn- (stem of ōrātiō) plea, prayer, oration
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| —n | |
| literary another word for prayer | |
| [C12: from Old French oreison, from Late Latin ōrātiō, from Latin: speech, from ōrāre to speak] | |
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Word Origin & History
orison
c.1175, from Anglo-Fr. oreison, O.Fr. oraison "oration" (12c.), from L. orationem (nom. oratio) "speech, oration," in Church L. "prayer, appeal to God," from orare (see orator). Etymologically, a doublet of oration.
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