Definitions for orant

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orant o·rant

Spelling: [awr-uh nt, ohr-]

IPA: /ˈɔr ənt, ˈoʊr-/

Orant is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in orant (anort).

Definitions for orant

noun

1. a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.

Origin of orant

1895-1900; Medieval Latin ōrant- (stem of ōrāns), present participle of ōrāre to plead. See oration, -ant

Examples for orant

Calig´orant, an Egyptian giant and cannibal, who used to entrap travellers with an invisible net.