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orison |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orison \Or"i*son\, n. [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison, fr L. oratio speech, prayer. See {Oration}.] A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic] --Chaucer. Shak. Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began Their orisons, each morning duly paid. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: orison n : reverent petition to a deity [syn: {prayer}, {communion}, {petition}]
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