Or`a*to"ri*ous (?), a. [LL. oratorius.] Oratorical. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
-- Or`a*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Or"a*tor*ize (?), v. i. To play the orator. [Jocose or derisive]
Dickens.
Or"a*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Oratories (#). [OE. oratorie, fr. L. oratorium,
fr. oratorius of praying, of an orator: cf. F. oratoire. See Orator,
Oral, and cf. Oratorio.] 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.
Or"a*to*ry, n. [L. oratoria (sc. ars) the oratorical art.] 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.
Or"a*tress (?), n. A woman who makes public addresses. Warner.
Or"a*trix (?), n. [L.] A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity
pleading. Burrill.
Orb (?), n. [OF. orb blind, fr. L. orbus destitute.] (Arch.) A blank
window or panel. [Obs.] Oxf. Gloss.