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- noun Plural form of
orison .
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Examples
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The good sisters took from their belts the long rosaries, made simultaneously the sign of the cross and suddenly their lips began to move rapidly, becoming more and more accelerated, precipitating their vague murmur as if in a race of "orisons;" and now and then they kissed a medal, crossed themselves again, and resumed their swift and continuous mutterings.
Mademoiselle Fifi Guy de Maupassant 1871
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His most famous hero whispers, “Nymph, in thy orisons, be all my sins remembered” and converses with a soul from Purgatory.
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Perhaps it's simply the media's way of saying: "Julian, in thy orisons, be all our sins remember'd."
WikiLeaks Prompts Orgy Of Media Self-Abnegation Jason Linkins 2010
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The at-will powers, unlimited cantrips/orisons, and channeling energy to heal have largely fixed the 15 minute adventuring day problem.
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Perhaps it's simply the media's way of saying: "Julian, in thy orisons, be all our sins remember'd."
WikiLeaks Prompts Orgy Of Media Self-Abnegation Jason Linkins 2010
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Perhaps it's simply the media's way of saying: "Julian, in thy orisons, be all our sins remember'd."
WikiLeaks Prompts Orgy Of Media Self-Abnegation The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Taking the idea from Pathfinder that cantrips and orisons can be cast ‘at-will’ (pretty much), all the at will powers can be become a cantrip or orison; or we can give other classes a new name – i.e. ‘maneuver’
D&D 4e’s Out… And It’s Awful. Here’s Why « Geek Related 2008
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His most famous hero whispers, “Nymph, in thy orisons, be all my sins remembered” and converses with a soul from Purgatory.
Stromata Blog: 2008
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I said my thanks, made my awkward orisons to whatever spirits inhabited the shrine, descended the tricky stairs and crossed the bridge -- appropriately called the Bridge of the Rising Sun -- to the Temple of the Jade Mountain.
Tour of Hanoi 2010
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His most famous hero whispers, “Nymph, in thy orisons, be all my sins remembered” and converses with a soul from Purgatory.
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