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OR'AISON, n. [L. oratio.] Prayer; verbal supplication or oral worship; now writt...
ORAC'ULOUSNESS, n. The state of being oracular.
ORAC'ULOUSLY, adv. 1. In the manner of an oracle. 2. Authoritatively; positively.
ORAC'ULAR, ORAC'ULARLY, ORAC'ULOUS, a. 1. Uttering oracles; as an oracular tongu...
OR'ACH, OR'ACLE, n. [L. oraculum, from oro, to utter.] 1. Among pagans, the answ...
OR, a termination of Latin nouns, is a contraction of vir, a man, or from the sa...
OPUS'CULE, n. [L. opusculum.] A small work.
OP'ULENTLY, adv. Richly; with abundance or splendor.
OP'ULENT, a. [L. opulentus.] Wealthy; rich; affluent; having a large estate or p...
OP'ULENCE, n. [L. opulentia, from opes, wealth.] Wealth; riches; affluence. [Opu...
OP'TIONAL, a. 1. Left to one's wish or choice; depending on choice or preference...
OP'TION, n. [L. optio, from opto, to wish or desire.] 1. The power of choosing; ...
OPTIM'ITY, n. The state of being best.
OP'TIMISM, n. [L. optimus, best.] The opinion or doctrine that every thing in na...
OP'TIMACY, n. [L. optimates, grandees, from optimus, best.] The body of nobles; ...
OP'TICS, n. The science which treats of light and the phenomena of vision.