oremus

English

Etymology

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

Noun

oremus (plural oremuses)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) A liturgical prayer.
    • 1923, Pierre Loti, translated by W. P. Baines, A Tale of Brittany, page 144:
      The priest recited long oremuses in Latin, after which he said in the same language to the little seagull: Ingredere, Petre, in domum Domini.

Anagrams

Emilian

Etymology

Latin oremus

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: o‧re‧mus

Noun

oremus m (plural oremus)

  1. sermon
  2. talking-to

Latin

Verb

ōrēmus

  1. first-person plural present active subjunctive of ōrō

Spanish

Noun

oremus m (plural oremus)

  1. oremus

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