Definition of oratory Oratory
/ɔˈɹʌtɔˌɹi/ - [orutoree] - Or•a•to•ry
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NounPlural: oratories |
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| oratory - addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory" | ||
| address, speech the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball | ||
| keynote address, keynote speech a speech setting forth the keynote | ||
| nominating address, nominating speech, nomination an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election; "the nomination was brief and to the point" | ||
| oration an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values" | ||
| declamation vehement oratory | ||
| epideictic oratory a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people; "Pericles' funeral oration for Athenians killed in the Peloponnesian War is a famous example of epideictic oratory" | ||
| stump speech political oratory | ||
| salutatory, salutatory address, salutatory oration an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oratory (n.)
A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions. - oratory (n.)
The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
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oratory
The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
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🔤- oratory, noun, singular of oratories.
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