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PRONUNCIATION OF ORA ET LABORA

ora et labora  [ˈɔːrɑː ɛt ˈlæbɔːˌrɑː] play
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WHAT DOES ORA ET LABORA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ora et labora

Pray and work

In Christian mysticism, the phrase pray and work refers to the monastic practice of working and praying, generally associated with its use in the Rule of St. Benedict. Benedict viewed prayer and work as partners, and believed in combining contemplation with action. The phrase expresses the need to balance prayer and work in monastic settings and has been used in many religious communities from the Middle Ages onwards. Wesley College, Colombo, a high school in Sri Lanka founded by Methodist missionaries in 1874, has been using Ora Et Labora as the motto since its inception. Some orders applied the concept directly to farm work and became an element in the movement towards land reclamation from rot and agricultural development in Western Europe. Other orders such as the Humiliati applied the concept to the production of woolen cloth using wheels in the period prior to the industrial revolution. The motto of the religious Zionist organisation Bnei Akiva is torah v'avodah, "Torah and work". In 1862, near the town of present-day Pigeon, Michigan, German Christians led by Emil Baur founded the short-lived Christian community of Ora Labora.

Definition of ora et labora in the English dictionary

The definition of ora et labora in the dictionary is pray and work.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORA ET LABORA


Accra
əˈkrɑː
ancora
æŋˈkɔːrɑː
arar
ˈɑːrɑː
Ashura
ˈæʃʊˌrɑː
Aymara
ˌaɪməˈrɑː
baccarat
ˈbækəˌrɑː
Biskra
ˈbɪskrɑː
bra
brɑː
bura
buːˈrɑː
Fra
frɑː
hurrah
hʊˈrɑː
Kra
krɑː
Kura
kʊˈrɑː
mara
məˈrɑː
marah
ˈmɑːrɑː
rah
rɑː
rah-rah
ˈrɑːˌrɑː
registrar
ˌrɛdʒɪˈstrɑː
Tambora
ˈtæmbəˌrɑː
tara
ˈtɑːrɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORA ET LABORA

ora
ora pro nobis
ORAC
orach
orache
oracle
oracles
oracular
oracularity
oracularly
oracularness
oraculous
oraculously
oraculousness
oracy
orad
Oradea
oragious
oral
oral eroticism

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORA ET LABORA

agora
aurora
bombora
bora
carbora
Ebora
fedora
flora
fora
gora
grandiflora
hora
mora
ora
pandora
rasbora
senhora
Sonora
sora
Zamora

Synonyms and antonyms of ora et labora in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TRANSLATION OF ORA ET LABORA

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Translator English - Chinese

ORA等验室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ora et labora
570 millions of speakers

English

ora et labora
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ORA एट प्रयोगशाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أورا آخرون ابورا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ORA ET лабораторна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ora et labora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Ora এবং labora
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ora et labora
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak et labora
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ora et labora
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ORAらlabora
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오라 동부 표준시 연구소 용
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora et labora
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ora et labora
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒட்டா மற்றும் தொழிலாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आणि कामगार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ora et laborota
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ora et labora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ora et labora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ORA ET лабораторна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ora et labora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ora et labora
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ora et labora
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ora et labora
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ora et labora
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORA ET LABORA»

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Ora Et Labora: Labor Transitions on Benedictine and ...
The final section of the study examines the end of African slavery and the introduction of European immigrant labor.
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 2009
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The Rule of St Benedict
This book is the saint's directions for establishing an orderly and pious monastic community, covering, among other matters, the community, authority and obedience, good works, control of speech and thoughts, humility, contemplation, work, ...
St. Benedict Of Nursia, 2012
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Brümmer on Meaning and the Christian Faith: Collected ...
... Investigations, 1.23. 1 Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations, II, 297. 4 George Pitcher, The Philosophy of Wittgenstein (Englewood Cliffs 1965), 243. meaningless. We can only understand what someone says when we Ora et Labora.
Vincent Brümmer, 2006
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Ballou's Monthly Magazine
ORA ET LABORA. BT WILLIS IvPABO*. « Ora et Labora. Pflgrim, Wending to some sacred ehrine, Keep thy heart from growing weary, And the crown shall yet be thine. Pray and labor ! sloth In action May be fatal to thy hope; And an hour of  ...
‎1858
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Love and the Soul: Creating a Future for Earth
The second Templar maxim is: "Ora et Labora," "Pray and Work." Ora refers to the work of inner development. In the present world, those who seek inner development usually separate this from the work of daily life. When inner development is ...
Robert Sardello, 2011
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Roadside Religion: In Search of the Sacred, the Strange, and ...
... from throughout Europe, North and South America, Asia, and the Middle East. The centerpiece of this two-block religious microcosmos is the KoaaAiae Keliaion a Ave Maria Grotto itself, a concrete cave 177 Chapter Nine: ORA ET LABORA.
Timothy K. Beal, 2006
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A Passion for Ideas: How Innovators Create the New and Shape ...
He who is oriented to "ora et labora" is free of the compulsion to overwork, since fixed periods of interruption are prescribed, and at the same, he has a standard by which to measure the reality factor of his discoveries or inventions. When he ...
Heinrich von Pierer, Bolko von Oetinger, 2002
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Celebrate 100: Centenarian Secrets to Success in Business ...
He enthusiastically and energetically lives his life by a centuries-old motto: Ora et Labora, which me ans “Pray and Work." And he starts early "We used to get up at 2:00 A.M., and sometimes 1:30 and even 1:00 AM. Now we get up around 4:00.
Steve Franklin, Lynn Peters Adler, 2013
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The Path of Alchemy: Energetic Healing and the World of ...
To fully understand prayer, we need to examine it in relationship to the uniquely alchemical phrase “Ora et labora,” or “Prayer and work,” from which we get the modern term laboratory. Each alchemical session in which you handle products,  ...
Mark Stavish, 2006
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What are We Doing when We Pray?: On Prayer and the Nature of ...
CHAPTER 7 Praying and relating to the world 7.1 Ora et labora In prayer believers relate to God. We now have to see whether prayer is also connected with the way in which believers relate to the world in their attitudes and actions.
Vincent Brümmer, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORA ET LABORA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ora et labora is used in the context of the following news items.
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Learning to Work with Jesus as Part of the Plan of Life and His Plan …
... which annually provides an occasion for the Church to focus on the Benedictine principle of ora et labora, "prayer and work," in the path of ... «The Pilot, Jul 15»
2
Area Digests
This retreat starts at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Ora et Labora: How to Find Balance in Our Lives is scheduled for Aug. 28-30 with Prior Mauritius Wilde, ... «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
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Kids volunteer at nuns' cloister, learn about life behind the grille
Ora et labora” is Latin for prayer and work. She said prayer is the most important part of the nuns' life, and they pray frequently during the day. «CatholicPhilly.com, Jul 15»
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Longshot filly wins 3rd leg of Philracom Triple Crown
Total Defiance came in second, followed by Killer Hook, Ora Et Labora, and Archer Queen last. Rolling Mill broke loose at the gate before the ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»
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National Newsbits for July 11, 2015
Guided by the golden rule “Ora et Labora,” which means pray and work, the Benedictines have, according to records, given the Church 50 ... «Manila Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Give Wings to Your Work
Let the famous Benedict dual concept, ora et labora, be for you, my brothers and sisters, an inexhaustible source of true wisdom, of sure ... «Restoration - Madonna House, Jul 15»
7
An Earful of Peace: Monks of Norcia and Their Benedicta Album
The order itself is young too, founded in 1998, and is guided by the Rule of St. Benedict, "Ora et labora" (work and pray). They not only sing the ... «National Catholic Register, Jul 15»
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PRCI 'ready to race'
... Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos's colt Total Defiance (AR Villegas), Danilo Estacio's filly Ora Et Labora (LF de Jesus), Joseph C. «Manila Standard Today, Jun 15»
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Gifts from Mother Mary, the Morning Rose
And then I faltered, and lost sight of ora et labora, and the offering of myself made in April to an appropriate pace. Instead, and foolishly, one ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
10
Tackling the Small Benedict Option Problems First
So, I'm hoping that bringing people together to “ora et labora” (pray and work) and eat together might be helpful. I tend to think of this kind of ... «Patheos, Jun 15»

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