orison C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈɒɹɪsən/ UK /ˈɒɹɪsən/ See IPA manual Freq #181055 Meanings 1 noun A prayer. The hermit whispered an orison before dawn. Thesaurus Word family Forms orisons Related forms orateoration Etymology 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). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # orison **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɒɹɪsən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒɹɪsən/ **Frequency rank:** 181055 ## Meanings 1. A prayer. ## Examples - The hermit whispered an orison before dawn. ## Related Forms - orate - oration ## Etymology 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). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown