ORATORY (2)

Or″a‐to‐ry, n. [[L. oratoria (sc. ars) the oratorical art.]] The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence. “The oratory of Greece and Rome.” Milton. When a world of men Could not prevail with all their oratory. Shak.