a. Oratorical. [ Obs. ] R. North. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. oratorien. ] (R. C. Ch.) See
n. [ It., fr. L. oratorius belonging to praying. See Orator, and cf. Oratory. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ There are instances of secular and mythological subjects treated in the form of the oratorios, and called oratorios by their composers; as Haydn's “Seasons, ” Handel's “Semele, ” etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. oratorius. ] Oratorical. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. --
n. [ It., fr. L. oratorius belonging to praying. See Orator, and cf. Oratory. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ There are instances of secular and mythological subjects treated in the form of the oratorios, and called oratorios by their composers; as Haydn's “Seasons, ” Handel's “Semele, ” etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. oratorius. ] Oratorical. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. --