English Dictionary: orison | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Orison \Or"i*son\, n. [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison, fr. L. oratio speech, prayer. See {Oration}.] A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic] --Chaucer. Shak. Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began Their orisons, each morning duly paid. --Milton. |