ORATIONS

Noun

orations

plural of oration

Anagrams

• Oristano, Torosian, Troianos

Source: Wiktionary

ORATION

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