Main Entry: Or·a·to·ri·an

Pronunciation: \ˌȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-ən, ˌär-\

Function: noun

Date: circa 1656

: a member of the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri founded in Rome in 1575 and comprising independent communities of secular priests under obedience but without vows

— Oratorian adjective