oratory

Oratoric: as, an oratory style.

The art of an orator; the art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to please or persuade; the art of public speaking. The three principal branches of this art are deliberative, epidictic, and judicial oratory. See epidictic.

Exercise of eloquence; eloquent language; eloquence: as, all his oratory was spent in vain.

Prayer; supplication; the act of beseeching or petitioning.

Pl. oratories (-riz). A place for prayer or worship.

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.

A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.

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.

The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.

Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.