orant

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A form of orans — A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.

OriginLatin orans, orantis →
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Meanings

nounorant (plural orants)

plural orants

  1. alternativeAlternative form of orans.

Origin

  1. Latinorans, orantis
  2. Englishorant

Learned borrowing from Latin orans, orantis, noun use of the present participle of orare (“pray”). By surface analysis, Latin or- + -ant. Doublet of orans.

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Anagrams

RatonarnotrotantronatoranTaronTonra
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APA

orant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orant

MLA

“orant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orant.

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