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English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman oreison, oresoun etc. and Old French oraisun etc., from Latin ōrātiō (“‘discourse, prayer’”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular orison |
Plural orisons |
orison (plural orisons)
- A prayer.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 3, scene 1, lines 88–89:
- The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
- Be all my sins remember’d.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 3, scene 1, lines 88–89:
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