KJV dictionary & concordance
A formal, public, or ceremonially delivered speech or address.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Acts 12:21
Complete exact-word concordance
And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.
And vpon a set day Herod arayed in royall apparell, sate vpon his throne, and made an Oration vnto them.
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Historical English dictionary sources
A speech or discourse composed according to the rules of oratory, and spoken in public.
