Meaning & use
oratory
The skill of public speaking, especially in a formal, persuasive, or eloquent style.
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His oratory moved the crowd to tears during the memorial service speech.
Ancient Rome placed enormous value on oratory as a path to political power.
A note on using this word
Oratory refers to the skill itself, not a single speech; a small chapel used for private prayer is a separate, unrelated meaning of the same word.
Words with a similar meaning
rhetoriceloquence
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A small chapel or room set aside for private prayer.
The old manor house still has a tiny oratory tucked behind the library.
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