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Oratory
Or·a·to·ry [ áwrə tàwree ]


noun 
Definition:
 
religious society with secular priests: a religious society that has secular priests and is a branch of the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded in 1575 by Saint Philip Neri.
[Mid-17th century. <oratory2]
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