Dictionary

oratorio en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɔɹə'to:ɹeoʋ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian oratorio (“oratorical”), from Latin ōrātōrius. Doublet of oratory.

Meanings

1. A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting.

Forms

Translations (25)

kk оратория (a musical composition on a religious theme) · sv oratorium (a musical composition on a religious theme) · nn oratorium (a musical composition on a religious theme) · de Oratorium (a musical composition on a religious theme) · cmn 清唱劇 /清唱剧 (a musical composition on a religious theme) · pt oratório (a musical composition on a religious theme) · el ορατόριο (a musical composition on a religious theme) · fr oratorio (a musical composition on a religious theme) · he אורטוריה (a musical composition on a religious theme) · nb oratorium (a musical composition on a religious theme) · ga oratóir (a musical composition on a religious theme) · it oratorio (a musical composition on a religious theme) · fi oratorio (a musical composition on a religious theme) · ru орато́рия (a musical composition on a religious theme) · be араторыя (a musical composition on a religious theme) · hu oratórium (a musical composition on a religious theme) · fo oratorium (a musical composition on a religious theme) · is óratóría (a musical composition on a religious theme) · bg оратория (a musical composition on a religious theme) · pl oratorium (a musical composition on a religious theme) · ky оратория (a musical composition on a religious theme) · cmn 神劇 /神剧 (a musical composition on a religious theme) · lv oratorija (a musical composition on a religious theme) · ca oratori (a musical composition on a religious theme) · uk ораторія (a musical composition on a religious theme)