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n. The art of public speaking.

n. Eloquence or skill in making speeches to the public.

n. Public speaking marked by the use of overblown rhetoric.

n. A place for prayer, such as a small private chapel.

n. A Roman Catholic religious society founded in 1575 by Saint Philip Neri and consisting of secular priests.

n. A branch or church of this society.

n. The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.

n. Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

n. A private chapel.

n. A large Roman Catholic church.

n. A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.

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.

Oratoric: as, an oratory style.

n. The art of an orator; the art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to please or persuade; the art of public speaking. The three principal branches of this art are deliberative, epidictic, and judicial oratory. See epidictic.

n. Exercise of eloquence; eloquent language; eloquence: as, all his oratory was spent in vain.

n. Prayer; supplication; the act of beseeching or petitioning.

n. Pl. oratories (-riz). A place for prayer or worship.

n. addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)

"My oratory is so persuasive that I win by a whole 40 votes."

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eloquence    oratory of st. philip neri    oratory of our lord jesus christ   

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