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oremus

oremus noun: a liturgical prayer.

Noun

oremus (plural oremuses)

  1. A liturgical prayer.
    • The priest recited long oremuses in Latin, after which he said in the same language to the little seagull: Ingredere, Petre, in domum Domini.1923, Pierre Loti, translated by W. P. Baines, A Tale of Brittany, page 144

Forms of oremus

pluraloremuses

Origin of oremus

From Latin ōrēmus (“let us pray”, first person plural active subjunctive of ōrō), often used to introduce a prayer in the liturgy.

Questions about oremus

What does oremus mean?
Oremus means a liturgical prayer.
What part of speech is oremus?
Oremus is a noun.
What is the plural of oremus?
The plural of oremus is oremuses.

Words near oremus in the dictionary

  1. Orellano
  2. Orellanos
  3. orelline
  4. Orem
  5. Oremite
  6. oremus
  7. oremuses
  8. Oren
  9. Orenburg
  10. Orenburg gum
  11. orenche

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