Oration Definition

ô-rāshən, ō-rā-
orations
noun
A formal public speech, esp. one given at a ceremony.
Webster's New World
A speech delivered in a high-flown or pompous manner.
American Heritage
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verb
To deliver an oration; to speak.
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Other Word Forms of Oration

Noun

Singular:
oration
Plural:
orations

Origin of Oration

  • Middle English oracion prayer from Late Latin ōrātiō ōrātiōn- from Latin discourse from ōrātus past participle of ōrāre to speak

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin ōrātiō, from ōrō (“I orate") + -ātiō (“action (nominalizer)"). Cognate with orison.

    From Wiktionary

Oration Sentence Examples

  • In 1612 he was employed by the duke as his envoy to Venice, where he distinguished himself by the congratulatory oration he delivered before the Venetian senate on the election of the new doge, Andrea Memmo.

  • In 1667, the oration at the interment was forbidden by royal order.

  • The Romans confined the panegyric to the living, and reserved the funeral oration exclusively for the dead.

  • His oration at Plymouth, on the 22nd of December 1820, on the second centennial anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, placed him in this rank.

  • She was buried at St Denis, her funeral oration being pronounced by her friend Bossuet, and it was asserted that she had been poisoned by order of her husband.

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Words Starting With

OORORA

Words Ending With

NONION

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With O7 Letter Words Ending With N