Definitions For Orature

Etymology 1

oral, literature,<ref> (died 1977): see the 1972 quotation.

Noun

ORATURE. (countable and uncountable, plural ORATUREs) The oral equivalent#noun, equivalent of literature: a collection of traditional folk#adjective, folk songs, story, stories, etc., that is communicated orally rather than in writing#noun, writing. from 1970s :

Translations

French: orature, f

Etymology 2

From , orature, a variant of oratour, oritour, from Middle English oritore, a variant of ōrātōrī, ōrātōrīe, , room or other place for prayer or private study; chapel, church, temple; shrine, from , orator, oratore, oratori, oratour (modern ),, noformat=yes, url=http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/oratour_n_2, source=DOST, accessdate=2 January 2019 from , from ōrātōrius, , oratorical, from ōrātor, , orator, speaker (from ōrō, , to deliver a speech, orate, from ōs, , mouth, from ) + -ius, pos=suffix forming adjectives from nouns.

Noun

ORATURE (plural ORATUREs) (Scotland, chiefly, Christianity, archaic) Variant of oratour, oratour, a small room#noun, room or chapel used for prayer and worship#noun, worship, or for private#adjective, private study#noun, study; an oratory.

Translations

small room or chapel used for prayer and worship, or for private study, oratory