oration
(noun) an instance of oratory; “he delivered an oration on the decline of family values”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oration (plural orations)
A formal, often ceremonial speech.
(jocular) A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting.
(Catholicism) A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.
• (formal speech): eulogy (funeral oration); homily, sermon (religious); address, discourse, harangue, lecture
• (lengthy speech in a private setting): lecture, spiel
oration (third-person singular simple present orations, present participle orationing, simple past and past participle orationed)
To deliver an oration; to speak.
• hold forth, orate, sermonize, speechify
• Ontario, Troiano
Source: Wiktionary
O*ra"tion, n.Etym: [L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray. See Oral, Orison.]
Definition: 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 Hill. The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. Bacon.
Syn.
– Address; speech. See Harangue.
O*ra"tion, v. i.
Definition: To deliver an oration. Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2025
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