Definition of Orateon
O*ra"tion (?), n.[L. oratio, fr.
orare to speak, utter, pray. See Oral, Orison.]
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.; as,
Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.
The lord archbishop . . . made a long
oration. Bacon.
Syn. -- Address; speech. See Harangue.
O*ra"tion, v. i. To deliver an
oration. Donne.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a formal ceremonial speech
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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