Oratory vs Lecture - What's the difference?
oratory | lecture |
(uncountable) The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
(uncountable) Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
(countable) A private chapel.
* Jeremy Taylor
(countable) A large Roman Catholic church.
(senseid) A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1
, passage=The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture , with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.}}
A berating or scolding.
(obsolete) The act of reading.
(senseid)(ambitransitive) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
To preach, to berate, to scold.
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As nouns the difference between oratory and lecture
is that oratory is the art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner while lecture is (a spoken lesson) A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.As a verb lecture is
(to teach) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.oratory
English
(wikipedia oratory)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(-)Synonyms
* (art of public speaking) public speakingEtymology 2
From (etyl) oratorie, (etyl) oratoire, and their source, (etyl) .Noun
(oratories)- Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory , or place to pray in.
lecture
English
(wikipedia lecture)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(lectur)Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution, passage=The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.}}