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Pronunciation : Or"a*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. oratorie, fr. L. oratorium, fr. oratorius of praying, of an orator: cf. F. oratoire. See Orator, Oral, and cf. Oratorio.]
Definition : Defn: A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions. An oratory [temple] . . . in worship of Dian. Chaucer. Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory, or place to pray in. Jer. Taylor. Fathers of the Oratory (R. C. Ch.), a society of priests founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not bound by a special vow. The members are called also oratorians.

pl. Oratories.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Or"a*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. oratoria (sc. ars) the oratorical art.]
Definition : Defn: 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. "The oratory of Greece and Rome." Milton. When a world of men Could not prevail with all their oratory. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913