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[noun] addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"
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\Or"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Oratories}. [OE. oratorie, fr. L. oratorium, fr. oratorius of praying, of an orator: cf. F. oratoire. See {Orator}, {Oral}, and cf. {Oratorio}.] A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions. An oratory [temple] . . . in worship of Dian. --Chaucer. Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory, or place to pray in. --Jer. Taylor. {Fathers of the Oratory} (R. C. Ch.), a society of priests founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not bound by a special vow. The members are called also {oratorians}.
\Or"a*to*ry\, n. [L. oratoria (sc. ars) the oratorical art.] The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence. ``The oratory of Greece and Rome.'' --Milton. When a world of men Could not prevail with all their oratory. --Shak.

See also: address | declamation | keynote address | keynote speech | nominating address | nominating speech | nomination | oration | speech | stump speech | valediction | valedictory | valedictory address |

Related terms: chapel royal, debating, demagogism, effective style, expressiveness, facundity, felicity, fluency, forensics, grandiloquence, homiletics, pyrotechnics, rabble-rousing, rhetoric, sacrament chapel, school chapel, speechcraft, speechification, speeching, stump speaking, vividness, wordcraft

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Let's analyse "oratory" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Four syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YROTARO. Average typing speed for these characters is 1795 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: oratory: 6 + 1 + 6 = 13, reduced: 4 (or 2 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: oratory: 6 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 9 + 7 = 40, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

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Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
O (2) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (2) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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