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Webster 1913 Edition
Oration
O-ra′tion
,Noun.
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; – distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.;
as, Webster’s
. oration
at Bunker HillThe lord archbishop . . . made a long
oration
. Bacon.
Syn. – Address; speech. See
Harangue
. O-ra′tion
,Verb.
I.
To deliver an oration.
Donne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Oration
ORA'TION
,Noun.
1.
A speech or discourse composed according to the rules of oratory, and spoken in public. Orations may be reduced to three kinds; demonstrative, deliberative, and judicial.2.
In modern usage, an oration differs from a sermon, from an argument at the bar, and from a speech before a deliberative assembly. The word is now applied chiefly to discourses pronounced on special occasions, as a funeral oration, an oration on some anniversary, &c. and to academic declamations.3.
A harangue; a public speech or address.Definition 2024
oration
oration
English
Noun
oration (plural orations)
- A formal ceremonial speech.
- A specific form of short, solemn prayer in Roman Catholic rite said by the president of the liturgical celebration for the sake of the people.
Derived terms
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Translations
speech
Verb
oration (third-person singular simple present orations, present participle orationing, simple past and past participle orationed)
- To deliver an oration; to speak.
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