oratories
Private worship spaces
Oratories is the plural of oratory, which has two distinct meanings.
An oratory is a small chapel or room set aside for private prayer, often found in churches, monasteries, or large homes: The family gathered in the oratory for evening devotions.
Oratory also means the art of formal public speaking or eloquent rhetoric: His oratories on civil rights moved audiences to action.
Small worship room
- prayerAddress to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- altarSacred ritual table
sermon · devotion · sacred · pulpit · congregation · preacher · reverence · hymn
Small worship room
- naveChurch's main interior
- apseVaulted church recess
- domeRounded vault forming roof
- vaultSecure storage chamber
niche · alcove · private chapel · side chapel · baroque · frescoes · stained glass · ecclesiastical
Ceremonial set of actions
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- processionFormal moving line
- solemnitySerious, dignified quality
commemoration · dedication · convocation · vestments · sacrament · chant · incense · benediction
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
grandiloquence · delivery · flourish · cadence · intonation · gesticulation · emphasis · articulation
Educational spoken presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- colloquiumAcademic discussion meeting
- professorSenior university teacher
scholar · discourse · intellectual · pedagogy · didactic · tutorial · disputation · thesis defense
chapel
Small worship room
altar · sermon · devotion · sacred · pulpit · congregation · preacher · reverence · hymn · piety
chapel
Small worship room
vault · niche · alcove · private chapel · side chapel · baroque · frescoes · stained glass · ecclesiastical · vaulted ceiling
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- processionFormal moving line
solemnity · commemoration · dedication · convocation · vestments · sacrament · chant · incense · benediction · intone
eloquence
Persuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
persuasion · grandiloquence · delivery · flourish · cadence · intonation · gesticulation · emphasis · articulation · bombast
lecture
Educational spoken presentation
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- colloquiumAcademic discussion meeting
professor · scholar · discourse · intellectual · pedagogy · didactic · tutorial · disputation · thesis defense · scholarly debate
oratoriescathedrals
Principal churches of dioceses
basilicas · megachurches · minsters · abbeys · parish churches