Synonyms for oratory


Grammar : Noun
Spell : awr-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, or-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒr-

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Définition of oratory

Origin :
  • "formal public speaking, the art of eloquence," 1580s, from Latin (ars) oratoria "oratorical (art)," fem. of oratorius "of speaking or pleading, pertaining to an orator," from orare "to speak, pray, plead" (see orator).
  • noun public speaking
Example sentences :
  • The perfection of oratory is like the perfection of anything else; natural power must be aided by art.
  • Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
  • If oratory is to be judged of by its effects, Csar's sermon was a great oration.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • This was a new and unfamiliar style of oratory in the Senate of the United States.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • When night fell, oratory was again rampant in all parts of the city.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • But no oratory and no arguments would have availed with that House.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 » by John Charles Dent
  • Oratory, inside or outside of Congress, is not historical proof.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • There was no oratory about it, in the ordinary sense of that word; no graces of elocution.
  • Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton
  • And he has a big red lamp, burning in what he calls his oratory.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan
  • Perhaps, although we use the term, we never have had oratory in England.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • Historical composition, like letters and oratory, soon had its theory.
  • Extract from : « The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy » by Jacob Burckhardt

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