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Oratorian
noun Or·a·to·ri·an \ˌȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-ən, ˌär-\
Definition of ORATORIAN
: 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
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circa 1656
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