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ORISON
prayer, petition, orison
(noun) reverent petition to a deity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
orison (plural orisons)
A prayer.
Mystical contemplation or communion.
Anagrams
• Nooris
Source: Wiktionary
Or"i*son, n. Etym: [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison, fr. L. oratio speech, prayer. See Oration.]
Definition: A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic] Chaucer. Shak. Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began Their orisons, each morning duly paid. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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