orison

Meaning

Noun

  • A prayer.
  • Mystical contemplation or communion.

Origin

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

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