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Meaning of orison in English:

orison

noun

archaic usually orisons

  • A prayer.

    ‘The orisons of fury will be sung… with a new found desperation Zaile sprinted into the dark.’
    • ‘For in his morning orisons he loves the sun and the sun loves him.’
    • ‘Among these elements were the language of sacrifice, the vesture of Aaronic priests, clouds of incense rising like orisons to the throne, and the prayer of worship chanted by priests and people alike.’
    • ‘Nymph, in thy orisons be all my sins remember'd.’
    entreaty, plea, appeal, petition, solicitation, exhortation, urge, prayer, invocation, suit, request, application

Pronunciation

orison

/ˈɒrɪzn/ /ˈɒrɪs(ə)n/

Origin

Middle English from Old French oreison, from Latin oratio(n-) ‘speech’ (see oration).