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orison
Orison (noun) means Deep spiritual thought, or a feeling of closeness with something sacred.
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Deep spiritual thought, or a feeling of closeness with something sacred.
"We shall see later that the absence of definite sensible images is positively insisted on by the mystical authorities in all religions as the sine qua non of a successful orison, or contemplation of the higher divine truths."
— William James, Lecture 3 (1902)
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Etymology
From Middle English orisoun, from Anglo-Norman oreison, oresoun and similar forms, and Old French oraisun and similar forms, from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem ("discourse, prayer"), which is also the source of English oration.
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What is the meaning of orison?
"orison" (noun) means deep spiritual thought, or a feeling of closeness with something sacred.
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Other words for "orison" include prayer, petition.
