funeral+oration

  • 11funeral — noun (C) 1 a religious ceremony for burying or burning a dead person: The funeral will be held at St. Martin s church. | funeral procession/car/service etc: The mayor gave the funeral oration. 2 it s your funeral spoken used to warn someone that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12oration — [[t]əre͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM ɔːr [/t]] orations N COUNT: oft supp N An oration is a formal speech made in public. [FORMAL] ...a brief funeral oration. Syn: address …

    English dictionary

  • 13oration — Synonyms and related words: address, after dinner speech, allocution, chalk talk, debate, declamation, declaration, diatribe, discourse, eulogy, exhortation, filibuster, forensic, forensic address, formal speech, funeral oration, harangue, homily …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 14Oration — O*ra tion, n.[L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray. See {Oral}, {Orison}.] An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15funeral — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ family ▪ private ▪ The family held a private funeral. ▪ public ▪ church ▪ …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 16oration — /aw ray sheuhn, oh ray /, n. 1. a formal public speech, esp. one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises. 2. a public speech characterized by a studied or elevated style, diction, or delivery …

    Universalium

  • 17oration — noun Oration is used after these nouns: ↑funeral …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 18oration — /ɒˈreɪʃən / (say o rayshuhn) noun 1. a formal speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises. 2. a speech characterised by an elevated style, diction, or delivery. {Middle… …

  • 19Ireland unfree shall never be at peace — were the climactic closing words of the graveside oration of Patrick Pearse at the funeral of Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa on 1 August 1915. The oration roused Irish republican feeling and was a significant element in the lead up to the Easter Rising …

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  • 20Archdiocese of Paris —     Paris     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paris     ARCHDIOCESE OF PARIS (PARIBIENSIS)     Paris comprises the Department of the Seine. It was re established by the Concordat of 1802 with much narrower limits than it had prior to the Revolution,… …

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