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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