 OR'ATORY, the art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. To constitute oratory, the speaking must be just and pertinent to the subject ; it must be methodical, all parts of the discourse being disposed...  A smaller English dictionary - Σελίδα 264των John Ogilvie - 1872 - 472 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | W. M. Buchanan - 1846 - 768 σελίδες
...accompanied by grave and solemn music, vocal and instrumental. OR'ATORY, Lai. oratorio, from orator. 1. The art of speaking, according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. It consists of four parts, invention, disposition, elocution, and pronunciation. The speaker must be... | |
 | GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 σελίδες
...compositions of the great masters both of that and other countries. OR'ATORY, the art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. To constitute oratory, the speaking must be just and pertinent to the subject ; it must be methodical,... | |
 | 1852 - 678 σελίδες
...compositions of the great masters both of that and other countries. OR'ATORY, the art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. To constitute oratory, the speaking must be just and pertinent to the subject; it must bo methodical,... | |
 | 1857 - 564 σελίδες
...observe that Webster, following some of the Cyclopœdists, has defined it " the art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of Rhetoric, in order to persuade. To constitute oratory, the speaking must be just and pertinent to the subject; it must be methodical,... | |
 | C. Bankes Brookes - 1879 - 264 σελίδες
...the proper signification and just application of words. Or'atory. — The art of speaking well, or of speaking according to the rules of rhetoric, in order to persuade. Oratory consists of four parts, invention, disposition, elocution, and pronunciation. Orthom'etry (Gr.... | |
 | John Ogilvie - 1908 - 488 σελίδες
...oratory: rhetorical. Oratorically, o-ra-to'rik-al-li, adv. In a rhetorical manner. Oratorio, o-rfi-Wri-o", n. A sacred musical composition, consisting of airs,...Roman Catholics; the art of speaking according to the ruU> of rhetoric, in order to persuade^ exercise of eloquence. [Fr. oratoire; L. os, 6ris, the mouth.... | |
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