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Prison vs Orison - What's the difference?

prison | orison |

As nouns the difference between prison and orison

is that prison is a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government while orison is a prayer.

As a verb prison

is to imprison.

prison

English

(wikipedia prison)

Noun

  • A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
    • The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
  • (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
    • Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
  • (colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
    • The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

    Synonyms

    * (place) bridewell; see also . * (confinement) imprisonment

    Coordinate terms

    * (place) gaol, jail

    Derived terms

    * imprison * prison camp * prison cell * prison chaser * prisoner * prison guard * prisonhouse * prison officer * prison record * prison sentence * prison warden

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To imprison.

    • Anagrams

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    orison

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prayer.
  • * , act 3, scene 1, lines 88–89:
    • The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
    Be all my sins remember’d.
  • * 1917,
    •   Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle
    Can patter out their hasty orisons .

    Related terms

    * orate * oration