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Orator is an originally Latin word for (public) speaker. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome.

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Etymology

It is recorded in English since c. 1374, meaning "one who pleads or argues for a cause," from Anglo-French oratour, from Old French orateur (14c. ), from Latin orator "speaker," from orare "speak before a court or assembly, plead," from a Proto-Indo-European base *or- "to pronounce a ritual formula". The modern meaning "public speaker" is attested from c. 1430.

The derived word oration, originally used for prayer since c. 1375, now means (recorded since 1502) any formal speech, as on a ceremonial occasion or delivered in similar high-flown or pompous manner. Also another word for oratist.

Its etymological doublet orison is recorded since c. 1175, from Anglo-French oreison, Old French oraison "oration" (12c. ), from Latin oratio "speech, oration," notably in Church Latin "prayer, appeal to God," from orare as above, but retained its devotional specialisation. "Oratio" is actually two words combined "oris" and "ratio" meaning "spoken reason".

One meaning of the word oratory is abstract: the art of public speaking. Oratory is the art of (public speaking In ancient Greece and Rome, oratory was studied as a component of Rhetoric (that is composition and delivery

There is also the equivalent Greek word rhētōr, hence the abstract noun rhetoric. Rhetoric has had many definitions no simple definition can do it justice

A person who is an orator may also be called an "oratarian" - literally "he who orates. "

History

In ancient Rome, the art of speaking in public (Ars Oratoria) was a professional competence especially cultivated by politicians and lawyers. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person As the Greeks were still seen as the masters in this field, as in philosophy and most sciences, the leading Roman families often either sent their sons to study these things under a famous master in Greece (as was the case with the young Julius Caesar) or engaged a Greek teacher (under pay or as a slave). The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca

In the 18th century, 'Orator' John Henley was famous for his eccentric sermons. John Henley ( August 3, 1692 – October 13, 1759) English Clergyman, commonly known as 'Orator Henley' and one of the first

In the 19th century, orators and lecturers, such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and Col. A lecture is an oral Presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject for example by a University or College Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist Robert G. Ingersoll were major providers of popular entertainment. Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll ( August 11, 1833 &ndash July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran American political leader Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance —

Formal titles

In the young revolutionary French republic, Orateur (French for Orator, but compare the Anglosaxon parliamentary speaker) was the term for the delegated members of the Tribunat to the Corps législatif to motivate their ruling on a presented bill. The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body Tribune (from the Latin: tribunus; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the The Corps législatif was a part of the French legislature during the French Revolution and beyond

In some universities the title 'Orator' is given to the official whose task it is to give speeches on ceremonial occasions, such as the presentation of honorary degrees. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding

Grand Orator is a high rank in the Grand Lodges of Freemasonry in certain US states (including Alabama, Arizona, ,California (where 'The Grand Orator shall deliver an address at each Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge upon matters appertaining to the Craft and deliver such other addresses as the Grand Master may request. Freemasonry|Regular Masonic jurisdictionsA Grand Lodge, or " Grand Orient " is the usual governing body of "Craft" or "Blue Lodge" Freemasonry ' - California Masonic Code #3050), Missouri, North Carolina)

Pulpit orator

This term denotes Christian authors, often clergymen, who are renowned for their ability to write and/or deliver (from the pulpit in church, hence the word) rhetorically skilled religious sermons. A pulpit (from Latin pulpitum "scaffold" "platform" "stage" is a small elevated platform where a member of the clergy stands A sermon is an oration by a Prophet or member of the Clergy. Sermons address a Biblical, theological, or religious topic

Examples are:

Other famous orators

Ancient and medieval orators

Modern orators

Though most politicians (by nature of their office) may perform many speeches, as do those who support or oppose a political issue, to include them all would be prohibitive. William Lindsay Alexander ( August 24, 1808 - December 20, 1884) was a Scottish church leader Jean-Nicolas Beauregard (born Metz, Lorraine, France 4 December 1733 died Gröningen, Germany 27 July 1804 was a Jesuit preacher pulpit orator and Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Marie de Beauvais (b at Cherbourg, 17 October 1731; d This is an article about Henry Beecher the American clergyman Henry Whitney Bellows ( June 11, 1814 &ndash January 30, 1882) was American clergyman and the planner and president of the Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet ( September 27, 1627 - April 12, 1704) was a French Bishop and theologian, renowned Louis Bourdaloue ( August 20, 1632 - May 13, 1704) French Jesuit and preacher was born in Bourges. Charles de Bouvens was a French pulpit orator who had to flee the French Revolution due to his conservative views Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel ( 7 August 1795 &ndash1868 was a French Protestant theologian, born in Paris. Thomas Guthrie DD (1803 &ndash 1873 was a Scottish divine and philanthropist born at Brechin in Angus. The Rev Robert Hall ( 2 May, 1764 - 21 February, 1831) was an English Baptist minister Vincent Houdry ( January 23, 1631, Tours &ndash March 21, 1729, Paris) was a French Jesuit preacher and writer on ascetics Joseph de Jouvancy ( Josephus Juvencius) ( September 14, 1643 - May 29, 1719) was a French poet Pedagogue, Philologist Thomas Ken (July 1637 &ndash 19 March 1711) English churchman was the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops and one of the fathers of Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, Father Henri-Dominique Lacordaire born on the 12 May, 1802 at Recey-sur-Ource ( Côte-d'Or) died on the Jean de La Haye (b at Paris, 20 March[[ 593]] d there 15 October[[ 661]] was a French Franciscan preacher and Biblical scholar The Rev William Jay ( 6 May 1769 - 27 December 1853) was an English nonconformist divine who preached for sixty Jean-François-Anne Landriot (b at Couches-les-Mines near Autun, 1816 d Latimer's belief in Christ's return Hugh Latimer said "It may come in my days old as I am or in my children's days the saints shall be taken up to meet Christ in the air Archbishop William Laud (7 October 1573 - 10 January 1645 was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645 Camille Lefebvre ( 14 February 1831 &ndash 28 January 1895) was a Holy Cross father and vicar general for the Acadians James Martineau ( April 21, 1805 – January 11, 1900) was an English Philosopher. Jacques-Marie-Louis Monsabré (born at Blois, France 10 December[[ 827]] died at Le Havre, 21 February[[ 907]] was a French Dominican Timoléon Cheminais de Montaigu was a French Jesuit Pulpit orator. David Moriarty was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop and Pulpit orator. Giovanni Paolo Oliva ( October 4 1600, Genoa (Italy - 26 November 1681, Rome was an Italian Jesuit priest elected 11th Superior General Péter Pázmány de Panasz ( October 4, 1570 – March 19, 1637) was a Hungarian Philosopher, Theologian, Berthold of Ratisbon was a Franciscan of the monastery of Ratisbon and the most powerful preacher of repentance in the thirteenth century Abram Joseph Ryan ( February 5, 1838 or August 15, 1839 - April 22, 1886) CM was an American Poet Girolamo Savonarola ( September 21, 1452 &ndash May 23, 1498) was an Italian Dominican priest and leader of Florence from Georg Scherer (1540 &mdash November 30, 1605) was a Roman Catholic Pulpit Orator and controversialist Robert South ( September 4, 1634 - July 8, 1716) was an English churchman Valentin Thalhofer was a German Roman Catholic clergyman and theologian Gioacchino Ventura (dei Baroni di Raulica was an Italian Roman Catholic pulpit Orator, patriot philosopher and writer Father António Vieira, pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu vi'ɐiɾɐ ( February 6, 1608, Lisbon, Portugal - July 18, 1697, Nikolaus von Dinkelsbühl was an Austrian Roman Catholic clergyman pulpit orator and theologian Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg ( Schaffhausen, March 16, 1445 &ndash Strasburg March 10, 1510) was a Swiss-born Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner ( November 18, 1768 &ndash January 17, 1823) was a German Poet, Dramatist, Pericles (also spelled Perikles) (c 495 – 429 BC Greek:, meaning "surrounded by glory" was a prominent and influential Statesman, orator The ten Attic orators were considered the greatest Orators and logographers of the classical era ( 5th century BC – 4th century BC Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία For the Athenian general see Demosthenes (general. For the ancient physician see Demosthenes Philalethes. A philippic is a fiery damning speech or Tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor Aeschines (in Greek, 389&ndash314 BC Greek Statesman and one of the ten Attic orators. Andocides, or Andokides, ( Greek Ἀνδοκίδης 440&ndash390 BC one of the ten Attic orators. Antiphon the Sophist lived in Athens probably in the last two decades of the 5th century BC Dinarchus, (c 361 - c 291 BC last of the ten Attic orators, son of Sostratus (or according to the Suda, Socrates was born at Corinth. Hypereides ( Greek; c 390-322 BC was a logographer (orator for the courts in Ancient Greece Lysias (Greek Λυσίας (born ca 445 BC died ca 380 BC was an Attic orator. Isaeus (Latin Greek Isaios) fl early 4th century BC One of the ten Attic Orators according to the Alexandrian canon Isocrates ( Greek: Ἰσοκράτης 436–338 BC an Ancient Greek rhetorician, was one of the ten Attic orators. Lycurgus (in Greek Λυκοῦργος; 396&ndash323 BC an Attic orator, was born at Athens about 396 BC and was the son of Lycophron who Aristogeiton was the name of two eminent Athenian citizens Aristogeiton the Tyrannicide, who assassinated Hipparchus in 514 BC (see Harmodius and The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Aelianus Tacticus, Greek military writer of the 2nd century CE resident at Rome is sometimes confused with Claudius Aelianus This article is about the Roman poet Ausonius For John Ausonius the Swedish murderer see John Ausonius. Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman Domitius Afer (died 60 was a Roman Orator and advocate born at Nemausus ( Nîmes) in Gallia Narbonensis. Eumenius (born c 260 at the latest more probably between 230 and 240) was one of the Roman Panegyrists and author of a speech transmitted Francesco Petrarca ( July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374) known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar Gaius Scribonius Curio was the name of a father and son who lived in the late Roman Republic. Hegesippus was a statesman and orator nicknamed "knot" probably from the way in which he wore his hair Hermagoras (Greek, fl 1st century BC) of Temnos, was a Ancient Greek Rhetorician of the Rhodian school and teacher of Marcus Porcius Cato ( Latin: M·PORCIVS·M·F·CATO (234 BC Tusculum &ndash149 BC was a Roman statesman surnamed the Censor Gaius Licinius Macer Calvus ( 82 BC - c 47 BC) was an Orator and Poet of Ancient Rome. Marcus Licinius Crassus ( Latin: M·LICINIVS·P·F·P·N·CRASSVS (ca The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Nazarius, ( 4th century AD Latin Rhetorician and Panegyrist, was according to Ausonius, a professor of rhetoric at Burdigala ( Bordeaux Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and The Twelve Apostles (Greek apostolos, "someone sent out" e Peter the Hermit (died July 8 1115 in Neufmoutier by Huy) was a priest of Amiens and a key figure during the First Crusade. Quintus Hortensius Hortalus (114 - 50 BC was a Roman Orator and advocate Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (ca 35 – ca 100 was a Roman Rhetorician from Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and Lucius or Marcus Annaeus Seneca, known as Seneca the Elder and Seneca the Rhetorician (ca The following are those who have been noted as famous specifically for their oratory abilities, and/or a particularly famous speech or speeches.

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orator

-noun

  1. Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
  2. A skilled and eloquent public speaker.
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