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oratorian

oratorian noun: a member of a Roman Catholic oratory.

Noun (1)

oratorian (plural oratorians)

  1. A member of a Roman Catholic oratory.

Adjective

oratorian (comparative more oratorian, superlative most oratorian)

  1. oratorical
    • oratorian Priests1700, Thomas Wentworth, The Tryal of Thomas Earl of Strafford

Noun (2) capitalized: Oratorian

Oratorian (plural Oratorians)

  1. A member of any of various religious orders with "Oratory" or "Oratorium" in the name.

Forms of oratorian

Noun
pluraloratorians
pluralOratorians
Adjective
comparativemore oratorian
superlativemost oratorian

Questions about oratorian

What does oratorian mean?
Oratorian means a member of a Roman Catholic oratory.
What part of speech is oratorian?
Oratorian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of oratorian?
The plural of oratorian is oratorians.

Words near oratorian in the dictionary

  1. orator
  2. oratoress
  3. oratoresses
  4. oratorial
  5. oratorially
  6. oratorian
  7. oratorians
  8. oratoric
  9. oratorical
  10. oratorically
  11. oratories

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