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orisons

orisons is the plural of orison.

Meaning of orison

Noun

orison (plural orisons)

  1. A prayer.
    • The faire Ophelia! Nymph, in thy Orizons / Be all my ſinnes remembred.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. Mystical contemplation or communion.
    • We shall see later that the absence of definite sensible images is positively insisted on by the mystical authorities in all religions as the sine qua non of a successful orison, or contemplation of the higher divine truths.1902, William James, “Lecture 3”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC

Questions about orisons

What is orisons the plural of?
Orisons is the plural of orison.

Words near orisons in the dictionary

  1. orismological
  2. orismologist
  3. orismologists
  4. orismology
  5. orison
  6. orisons
  7. Orissa
  8. Oristano
  9. oritang
  10. oritavancin
  11. orite

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