adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
ōrātōrius
ōrātōrius (feminine ōrātōria, neuter ōrātōrium)
Classical[oː.raːˈtoː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.raˈtɔː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveoratorical
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōrātōrius | ōrātōria | ōrātōrium |
| genitive | ōrātōriī | ōrātōriae | ōrātōriī |
| dative | ōrātōriō | ōrātōriae | ōrātōriō |
| accusative | ōrātōrium | ōrātōriam | ōrātōrium |
| ablative | ōrātōriō | ōrātōriā | ōrātōriō |
| vocative | ōrātōrie | ōrātōria | ōrātōrium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōrātōriī | ōrātōriae | ōrātōria |
| genitive | ōrātōriōrum | ōrātōriārum | ōrātōriōrum |
| dative | ōrātōriīs | ōrātōriīs | ōrātōriīs |
| accusative | ōrātōriōs | ōrātōriās | ōrātōria |
| ablative | ōrātōriīs | ōrātōriīs | ōrātōriīs |
| vocative | ōrātōriī | ōrātōriae | ōrātōria |
ōrātōrĭus, a, um, adj. orator.
I. Of or belonging to an orator, oratorical (class.), Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 231:
ornamenta, id. Brut. 75, 261: vis dicendi, id. Ac. 1, 8, 32: ars, Quint. praef. § 17: gestus, id. 11, 3, 125: compositio, id. 1, 8, 13: virtus, id. 3, 1, 10; 6, 3, 39: ingenium, Cic. Brut. 29, 110.— B. Subst.: ōrātōrĭa, ae, f. (sc. ars), the oratorical art, oratory, Quint. 2, 14, 1; 2.—
II. Of or belonging to praying; hence, subst.: ōrātōrĭum, ii. n. (sc. templum), a place of prayer, an oratory (eccl. Lat.):
in oratorio nemo aliquid agat, nisi, etc., Aug. Ep. 109: Judith ingressa est oratorium, Vulg. Judith, 9, 1.—Hence, adv.: ōrā-tōrĭē, oratorically (class.): pulchre, et oratorie dicere, Cic. Or. 68, 227: loqui, Auct. Her. 4, 56, 69: Quint. 9, 1, 13; opp. to tragice, comice, Sen. Ep. 100, 10.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ōrātōrius adj.
orator, of an orator, oratorical: ornamenta: vis dicendi.
Origins
From ōrō + -tōrius.
Descendants
- Englishoratoryfrom Anglo-Norman oratorie
- Catalanoratori
- Frenchoratoire
- GermanOratorium
- Italianoratorio
- Englishoratoriofrom Italian oratorio
- Portugueseoratório
- Romanianoratoriu
- Spanishoratorio
- Dutchoratorium