orison

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒrɪzən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′ə zən, or′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
or•i•son  (ôr′ə zən, or′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a prayer.
  • Late Latin ōrātiōn- (stem of ōrātiō) plea, prayer, oration
  • Old French
  • Middle English 1125–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orison /ˈɒrɪzən/ n
  1. literary
    another word for prayer1
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French oreison, from Late Latin ōrātiō, from Latin: speech, from ōrāre to speak

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