Orison

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɒɹɪsÉ™n/, /ˈɒɹɪzÉ™n/

Origin

From Anglo-Norman oreison, oresoun etc. and Old French oraisun etc., from Latin ōrātiō ("discourse, prayer") (English oration).

Full definition of orison

Noun

1. A prayer.
• Shakespeare Hamlet, act 3, scene 1, lines 88–89:The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisonsBe all my sins remember’d.

Related terms

• orate
• oration