"oratorio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oratorios [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian oratorio (“oratorical”), from Latin ōrātōrius. Doublet of oratory. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|oratorio|t=oratorical}} Italian oratorio (“oratorical”), {{der|en|la|ōrātōrius}} Latin ōrātōrius, {{doublet|en|oratory}} Doublet of oratory Head templates: {{en-noun}} oratorio (plural oratorios)
  1. (music) A musical composition, often based on a religious theme; similar to opera but with no costume, scenery or acting. Categories (topical): Music Translations (a musical composition on a religious theme): араторыя (aratóryja) (Belarusian), оратория (oratorija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), oratori [masculine] (Catalan), 神劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 神剧 (shénjù) (Chinese Mandarin), 清唱劇 (Chinese Mandarin), 清唱剧 (qīngchàngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), oratorium [neuter] (Faroese), oratorio [masculine] (French), Oratorium [neuter] (German), ορατόριο (oratório) [neuter] (Greek), אורטוריה (oratórija) (Hebrew), oratórium (Hungarian), óratóría [feminine] (Icelandic), oratóir [masculine] (Irish), oratorio [masculine] (Italian), оратория (oratoriä) (Kazakh), оратория (oratoriya) (Kyrgyz), oratorija (Latvian), oratorium [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), oratorium [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), oratorium (Polish), oratório [masculine] (Portuguese), орато́рия (oratórija) (Russian), ораторія (oratorija) (Ukrainian)

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