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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
orison
    n 1: reverent petition to a deity [syn: prayer, petition,
         orison]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Orison \Or"i*son\, n. [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison,
   fr. L. oratio speech, prayer. See Oration.]
   A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic] --Chaucer. Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

         Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began
         Their orisons, each morning duly paid.   --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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