oratorium

From Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

• IPA^(key): /oː.raːˈtoː.ri.ʏm/

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• Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um

oratorium n (plural oratoria or oratoriums, diminutive oratoriumpje n)

1. (religion, chiefly Christianity) an oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music

   Händels Messiah is wellicht het beroemste oratorium.

   Händel's Messiah is probably the most famous oratorio.

2. (Roman Catholicism) a prayer room or small chapel

   Synonyms: bidkapel, gebedsruimte

• Oratoriaan m

• → Indonesian: oratorium

From Dutch oratorium, from Latin ōrātōrium (“place of prayer, oratory”), substantive of ōrātōrius (“oratorical”), from ōrātor (“public speaker, orator”) + -ōrius.

• IPA^(key): [ɔrat̪oˈriʊm]
• Hyphenation: ora‧to‧ri‧um

oratorium (plural oratorium-oratorium)

1. (Christianity, Roman Catholicism, music) an oratorio, a religiously-themed semi-operatic form of music
2. (Roman Catholicism) a prayer room or small chapel

   Synonym: kapel

• “oratorium”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

ōrātōrium

1. inflection of ōrātōrius:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

• "oratorium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

From Medieval Latin oratorium.

oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorier, definite plural oratoria or oratoriene)

1. (music) an oratorio

• “oratorium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “oratorium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From Medieval Latin oratorium.

oratorium n (definite singular oratoriet, indefinite plural oratorium, definite plural oratoria)

1. (music) an oratorio

• “oratorium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ōrātōrium.

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.raˈtɔ.rjum/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrjum
• Syllabification: o‧ra‧to‧rium

oratorium n (related adjective oratoryjny)

1. (Christianity) oratorio (musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery, or acting)
3. (Roman Catholicism) oratory (Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church)
5. (Roman Catholicism) oratory (meeting place for children and young people where they receive help and care, run by the Salesians of Don Bosco)

• “oratorium”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “oratorium”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• oratorium in PWN's encyclopedia

oratorium c

1. (music) an oratorio

   Juloratoriet

   the Christmas Oratorio (also the name of a book)

• “oratorium”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “oratorium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “oratorium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)