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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In anc. art, a female figure in an attitude of prayer; a female adorant.
  • noun In early Christian art, a female figure standing with arms outspread or slightly raised in prayer, symbolizing the church as engaged in adoration and intercession.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An image of a person with hands up in prayer.

Etymologies

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From Latin orans, orant-, noun use of the present participle of orare ‘pray’.

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