oremus

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

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.

• -merous, Mouser, moeurs, mouser

Latin oremus

• Hyphenation: o‧re‧mus

oremus m (plural oremus)

1. sermon
2. talking-to

ōrēmus

1. first-person plural present active subjunctive of ōrō

oremus m (plural oremus)

1. oremus

• “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], 10 December 2024