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Definition of Oratorians

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Oratory 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.
Oratorian
Oratorian Or`a*to"ri*an, a. Oratorical. [Obs.] --R. North.
Oratorian
Oratorian Or`a*to"ri*an, n. [Cf. F. oratorien.] (R. C. Ch.) See Fathers of the Oratory, under Oratory.

Meaning of Oratorians from wikipedia

- An Oratorian is a member of one of the following religious orders: Oratory of Saint Philip Neri (Roman Catholic), who use the postnominal letters C.O...
- some religious institutes, Oratorians are not bound by a rule to pray in common, though this is something that Oratorians consider important, and they...
- the Oratorians in 1630. The school was closed down by occupying French revolutionary forces in 1796. The 18th-century building of the Oratorian College...
- Hyacinthe de Valroger Britannica: "Oratorian" retrieved August 17, 2016 Williams, Charles E., The French Oratorians and Absolutism, 1611-1641 (New York:...
- family and the Oratorians in Rome, painting frescoes at the gallery of their palazzo (1633—1639) and working on the sacristy of the Oratorians' chiesa Nuova...
- explanation needed] The term can also refer to the local house of the Oratorians, the congregation of priests founded by Philip Neri in Rome, Italy, in...
- The following is a list of some notable Old Oratorians, being former pupils of The Oratory School in the United Kingdom. Hilaire Belloc, writer and historian...
- Oratorians have gone on to represent England at international level, both at junior and senior levels. At non-international level, several Oratorians...
- Institutional and societal calendars of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church are lists of saints' feast days and other liturgical celebrations, organized...
- CO (13 May 1638 – 11 April 1712), was a French priest, a member of the Oratorians, who was an influential biblical critic, orientalist and controversialist...