Oratory

Oratory is a type of public speaking.

Oratory may also refer to:

  • Oratory (worship), a place of worship
  • a religious order such as
    • Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (Roman Catholic)
    • Oratory of Jesus (Roman Catholic)
    • Oratory of the Good Shepherd (Anglican)
    • Teologisk Oratorium (Lutheran)
  • an Oratory School
  • Eloquence (from Latin eloquentia), fluent, forcible, elegant or persuasive speaking.
  • Rhetoric, the art of discourse

Famous quotes containing the word oratory:

    “Some of the greatest and most lasting effects of genuine oratory have gone forth from secluded lecture desks into the hearts of quiet groups of students.”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)