oratory
/ˈɒrətri/noun
उच्चारण ऑरट्री
वक्तृत्व-कला, भाषण-कला
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[U]
the skill of making powerful and effective speeches in public
वक्तृत्व-कला, भाषण-कला
- Swami Vivekananda's oratory at Chicago won many hearts.
- The leader's oratory moved the crowd to tears.
- Good oratory needs clear thinking as much as a strong voice.
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- Students at the debate club practise oratory every Friday evening.
- His oratory was so powerful that people queued for hours to hear him.
Synonyms rhetoric eloquence public speaking declamation
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[C]
a room or small building that is used for private prayer
प्रार्थना-कक्ष
- the bishop's private oratory
- The small oratory beside the bedroom was where the old lady prayed each morning.
- Visitors can still see the tiny oratory inside the old fort.
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- A candle burned all night in the quiet oratory of the monastery.
- The family built a small oratory in the corner of their house.
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Synonyms
rhetoric eloquence public speaking declamation chapel shrine
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or·a·to·ry
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the art of public speaking is oratory or rhetoric; a skilled public speaker an orator; the ability to speak fluently and persuasively eloquence; a person who can throw his voice so that it seems to come from somewhere else a ventriloquist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: सार्वजनिक भाषण की कला oratory या rhetoric; कुशल वक्ता orator; धाराप्रवाह और प्रभावशाली बोलने की क्षमता eloquence; अपनी आवाज़ को ऐसे फेंकने वाला कि वह कहीं और से आती लगे ventriloquist।
General knowledge
Swami Vivekananda's speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago (1893), began 'Sisters and Brothers of America'.
शिकागो की विश्व धर्म संसद (1893) में स्वामी विवेकानंद का भाषण 'Sisters and Brothers of America' से शुरू हुआ।