noun
oratory
A small chapel or private place for prayer.
She kneels in the small oratory to pray each morning.
Etymology
Latin oratorium means a place of prayer. The noun preserves that purpose for a small chapel or private room set aside for worship.
More examples
- The family uses an upstairs room as a private oratory.
- Visitors may enter the monastery's oratory for quiet prayer.
- Both houses have small oratories with simple wooden benches.
Forms
oratory · oratories