Orison
[ɒ:rizn]
Definition
(n.) A prayer; a supplication.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Prayer, supplication, petition, solicitation.
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Definition
n. a prayer.
Edited by Horace
Examples
- My orisons consist in peace and good will, in resignation and hope. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- To say our orisons, fool, answered the Pilgrim, to repent our sins, and to mortify ourselves with fastings, vigils, and long prayers. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- A brother of our order, replied the friar, shaking his head; we have been at our orisons all night. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The convulsive sob of my companion made me break off my internal orisons. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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