oremus

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noun

A liturgical prayer.

OriginLatin ōrēmus →
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Meanings

nounoremus (plural oremuses)

plural oremuses

  1. CatholicismA liturgical prayer.

    The priest recited long oremuses in Latin, after which he said in the same language to the little seagull: Ingredere, Petre, in domum Domini.

    1923, Pierre Loti, translated by W. P. Baines, A Tale of Brittany, page 144

Origin

  1. Latinōrēmus“let us pray”
  2. Englishoremus

From Latin ōrēmus (“let us pray”, first person plural active subjunctive of ōrō), often used to introduce a prayer in the liturgy.

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