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Orisonsnoun
A prayer; a supplication.
Etymology: oraison, French:
Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all thy sins remember’d. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.Alas! your too much love and care of me,
Are heavy orisons ’gainst this poor wretch. William Shakespeare.He went into St. Paul’s church, where he had orisons and Te Deum sung. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
My wakeful lay shall knock
At th’ oriental gates, and duly mock
The early larks shrill orisons, to be
An anthem at the day’s nativity. Richard Crashaw.His daily orisons attract our ears. George Sandys, on Job.
Lowly they bow’d, adoring, and began
Their orisons, each morning duly paid. John Milton.So went he on with his orisons,
Which, if you mark them well, were wise ones. Charles Cotton.Here at dead of night
The hermit oft, mid his orisons, hears
Aghast the voice of time disparting tow’rs. Dyer.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of orisons in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of orisons in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of orisons in a Sentence
What passing bells for these who die as cattleOnly the monstrous anger of the guns.Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons.
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