orison

n. 祈祷

发音

UK /ˈɒɹɪsən/
其它
UK /ˈɒɹɪzən/
其它

词形变化

orisons 复数 orisons

别名

oraison orizon

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A prayer.

    1917, Wilfred Owen, Anthem for Doomed Youth Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle Can patter out their hasty orisons.

  2. 2.

    Mystical contemplation or communion.

词汇关系

词源

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

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