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Explore Oratorian through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Oratorian meaning

A member of a Roman Catholic oratory.

Using Oratorian

  • The main meaning on this page is: A member of a Roman Catholic oratory.

Context around Oratorian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

convent 1× father 1× priest 1×

Sentence patterns with Oratorian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dentice an oratorian priest published 1× fortunate the oratorian convent was 1× oratorian father fabio 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although the church 1× oratorian father fabio 1× the phrase soprano 1×

Common sentence endings:

rome in 1553 1× suffered extensive damage 1× the current pastor 1×

Words around Oratorian

Just before it in the word index:

oratorial 2 orator 91 orations 21 oration 38 oratio 9 oratile 3

Just after it in the word index:

oratorians 2 oratorical 17 oratorio 31 oratorios 10 orators 38 oratory 113

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Oratorian

  • In this selection, "oratorian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, convent, father and priest stand out and add context to how "oratorian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dentice an oratorian priest published and fortunate the oratorian convent was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "oratorian" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with oratorian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Oratorian Father Fabio Refosco is the current pastor. (8 words)

Although the church of Our Lady of Porto Salvo was more fortunate, the Oratorian convent was hit and suffered extensive damage. (21 words)

The phrase soprano maschio (male soprano), which could also mean falsettist, occurs in the Due Dialoghi della Musica of Luigi Dentice, an Oratorian priest, published in Rome in 1553. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

The phrase soprano maschio (male soprano), which could also mean falsettist, occurs in the Due Dialoghi della Musica of Luigi Dentice, an Oratorian priest, published in Rome in 1553. (29 words)

Although the church of Our Lady of Porto Salvo was more fortunate, the Oratorian convent was hit and suffered extensive damage. (21 words)

Oratorian Father Fabio Refosco is the current pastor. (8 words)

Example sentences (3)

Although the church of Our Lady of Porto Salvo was more fortunate, the Oratorian convent was hit and suffered extensive damage.

Oratorian Father Fabio Refosco is the current pastor.

The phrase soprano maschio (male soprano), which could also mean falsettist, occurs in the Due Dialoghi della Musica of Luigi Dentice, an Oratorian priest, published in Rome in 1553.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "oratorian" in a sentence?
An example: "Although the church of Our Lady of Porto Salvo was more fortunate, the Oratorian convent was hit and suffered extensive damage." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "oratorian" from authentic English texts.
What does "oratorian" mean?
Oratorian means: A member of a Roman Catholic oratory.
How many example sentences with "oratorian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "oratorian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.