Orison (Noun)
Meaning
Reverent petition to a deity.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She prayed a quiet orison, her eyes closed in contemplation of the divine presence.
- In a humble voice, he recited his evening orison, a supplication for forgiveness and protection.
- Her heart poured out an urgent orison to the heavens as the storm raged outside her small cabin.
- At the cathedral's sacred hour, the monk began to recite the day's orison, calling down blessings on the congregation.
- A sense of desperate urgency underpinned the prisoner's silent orison as the night drew on.