Definitions for: Oration

[n] an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values"

Webster (1913) Definition: O*ra"tion, n.[L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter,
pray. See Oral, Orison.]
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an
important subject in a formal and dignified manner;
especially, a discourse having reference to some special
occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the
like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular
harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at
Bunker Hill.

The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. --Bacon.

Syn: Address; speech. See Harangue.

O*ra"tion, v. i.
To deliver an oration. --Donne.

See Also: oratory, peroration

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