Oration

Word ORATION
Character 7
Hyphenation o ra tion
Pronunciations /ɔɹˈeɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Oration"

What do we mean by oration?

A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion. noun

A speech delivered in a high-flown or pompous manner. noun

To make an address; deliver a speech.

A formal speech or discourse; an eloquent or weighty address. noun

A prayer; supplication; petition. noun

Noise; uproar. noun

An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.. noun

To deliver an oration. intransitive verb

A formal ceremonial speech noun

To deliver an oration; to speak. verb

An instance of oratory noun

A formal, often ceremonial speech.

A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting.

A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Oration

The word "oration" in example sentences

- to three epigrams, and a fingle oration* It is, however, the very oration that I was moft felicitous to obtain j for, aks! with grief I confefs, that although feven orators ha - rangued upon the queftion, one alone had generofity enough tq argue on the fide of the neglefted fifterhood; with what powers of rhetoric, my reader will very foon have K3 the ❋ Unknown (1793)

If an oration is too long, "it should be divided and each single part should be excellently shaped and put in a certain place in right order, that is, so that one thought may follow another without interruption or disturbance." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Complete text of the three hour long mutual admiration oration is available at the Mitchieville pay site. ❋ Unknown (2007)

When Bill Clinton was going through the throes of impeachment, we heard a lot of oration from the Right about his lack of "moral leadership" and how he was "letting us down" through his human failings. ❋ Unknown (2004)

But the main oration perfectly enshrines much of the sentimental self-image of England as something miniature and vulnerable, albeit stern and defiant. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And I was in the middle of a great oration from a sort of stage, with a lot of maps behind me, when someone rushed in and said, "You are wanted urgently on the telephone." ❋ Unknown (1969)

Captain Von Papen also delivered an oration from the dock about the Providence Journal. ❋ Unknown (1917)

These words inspired Rich Lowry, Ann Coulter and Powerline to dub the oration "the throw grandma under the bus" speech. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The oration was a very elegant performance, but not without much Art -- a few Strokes which to me injure the performance. ❋ Unknown (1963)

The great Fléchier was charged with pronouncing her funeral oration, which is regarded as one of the masterpieces of eloquence of French pulpit oratory. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Wounded and grieved at the pressure put upon him, Gregory fled back to his solitude, and to the company of St. Basil; but after some weeks 'reflection returned to Nazianzus, where he preached his first sermon on Easter Sunday, and afterward wrote the remarkable apologetic oration, which is really a treatise on the priestly office, the foundation of Chrysostom's "De Sacerdotio", of Gregory the Great's ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Nobody believed Hogboom, but nobody could suggest any proof of his villainy -- so the Faculty gave him an extra five-thousand-word oration by way of punishment, and Hogboom made ❋ George Fitch (1896)

The oration was a masterpiece and at the same time a voluminous index to the orators reading, an epitome of the varied and extensive historical research after wisdom. ❋ Unknown (1887)

The subject of the oration was the "Intellectual Prospects of America." ❋ Unknown (1887)

Cicero defended him against a charge of Ambitus or bribery at his election for the consulship, and in his oration, which is extant, he speaks highly of him. ❋ 46-120? Plutarch (1839)

It wasn't as if the president was pinched for text; this was a 2,000-word oration, with numerous figures mentioned. ❋ Dr. Paul Kengor (2010)

Today, the 81st anniversary of King's birth, Jones will present the 20-minute, 1,628-word oration, which he knows by heart, to the staff and residents of the nursing home at 2: 30 p.m. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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