oratorio

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as inhymn

Word Origin & History

"long musical composition, usually with a text based on Scripture," 1727 (in English from 1640s in native form oratory), from Italian oratorio (late 16c.), from Church Latin oratorium (see oratory (n.2)), in reference to musical services in the church of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Rome, where old mystery plays were adapted to religious services.

Example Sentences for oratorio

Needless to say, it was "not equal to Mr. Handel's oratorio of Esther or Deborah."

My part did not come until late in the second part of the oratorio.

Not even his Puritanism could enjoy an unlimited diet of oratorio.

The motto of the oratorio is "Love is strong as death, and unconquerable as the grave."

The scenes themselves indicate the dramatic character of the oratorio.

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Synonyms for oratorio

noun religious song

chant
ditty
oratorio
paean
psalm
aria
canticle
carol
choral
chorale
descant
evensong
hallelujah
hosanna
laud
lay
lied
ode
shout
alleluia
littany
song of praise
worship song

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hymn

noun. religious song

alleluia
aria
canticle
carol
chant
choral
chorale
descant
ditty
evensong
hallelujah
hosanna
laud
lay
lied
littany
ode
oratorio
paean
psalm
shout
song of praise
worship song

hymns