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Orator is an originally Latin word for (public) '''speaker'''. WORD HISTORY
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. One meaning of the word Oratory is abstract: the art of public speaking. There is also the equivalent Greek word ''rhētōr'', hence the abstract noun '' Rhetoric ''. HISTORY In ancient Rome , the art of speaking in public (''Ars Oratoria'') was a professional competence especially cultivated by Politician s and Lawyer s. 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). It later was developed into Rhetoric . In the 18th Century , 'Orator' John Henley was famous for his eccentric sermons. In the 19th Century , orators and Lecture rs, such as Mark Twain , Charles Dickens , and Col. Robert G. Ingersoll were major providers of Popular Entertainment . 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. 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 Degree s. Grand Orator is a high rank in the Grand Lodge s 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.' - 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 Sermon s. Examples are:
OTHER FAMOUS ORATORS Ancient and medieval orators
Modern orators
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