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  1. orans: Merriam-Webster
  2. Oran's, Orans: Wordnik
  3. orans: Wiktionary
  4. orans: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. orans: Dictionary.com
  6. Orans: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Orans: Catholic Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (orans)

noun:  (art, Christianity) A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually standing, with the elbows close to the sides of the body and with the hands outstretched sideways, palms up.
noun:  (Christianity) The posture or bodily attitude of such a figure.

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