oremus

English

Etymology

From Latin ōrēmus (“let us pray”, first person plural active subjunctive of ōrō), often used to introduce a prayer in the liturgy.

Noun

oremus (plural oremuses)

1. (Roman Catholicism) A liturgical prayer.
   • 1923, Pierre Loti, translated by W. P. Baines, A Tale of Brittany, page 144:

     The priest recited long oremuses in Latin, after which he said in the same language to the little seagull: Ingredere, Petre, in domum Domini.

Anagrams

• -merous, Mouser, moeurs, mouser

Emilian

Etymology

Latin oremus

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧re‧mus

Noun

oremus m (plural oremus)

1. sermon
2. talking-to

Latin

Verb

ōrēmus

1. first-person plural present active subjunctive of ōrō

Spanish

Noun

oremus m (plural oremus)

1. oremus

Derived terms

• perder el oremus

 

Further reading

• “oremus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10