English → Latin
“oratory” in Latin
rhētoricusrhetorical, of or pertaining to rhetoric or a rhetoriticiansacellumA sanctuary dedicated to a deity, usually open to the sky; A chapelaediculadiminutive of aedēs; a small temple; chapel; a small house or roomrhētorteacher of rhetoric.; orator, rhetorician.
The English word oratory itself goes back to Latin ōrō, through ōrātōrium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oratory
Art of speaking, ars dicendi, ars oratoria or rhetorica, or simply rhetorica (general term); dicendi ratio (as theory). Oratory of the bar, genus dicendi judiciis aptum; eloquentia forensis: a teacher of oratory, dicendi magister; rhetor: to teach oratory, dicendi praecepta tradere.
A private chapel, *sacellum: *aedicula.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oratory?
- The usual Latin words for “oratory” are rhētoricus, sacellum, aedicula; also rhētor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.