Orison may refer to:
* An archaic word for
prayer
Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified a ...
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Orison Rudolph Aggrey
Orison Rudolph Aggrey (July 24, 1926 – April 6, 2016) was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Senegal, Gambia, and Romania.
Aggrey was born in 1926 in Salisbury, North Carolina as the youngest of four childre ...
(1926-2016), United States Ambassador to Senegal, Gambia and Romania
* Orison Whipple Hungerford, Jr., birth name of American actor
Ty Hardin (born 1930)
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Orison Swett Marden (1850-1924), American writer
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Orison S. Marden (lawyer) (1896-1975), American lawyer, president of the American Bar Association
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"Orison" (''The X-Files''), an episode of ''The X-Files''
* A futuristic recording device in the novel ''
Cloud Atlas'' by David Mitchell
See also
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Orissus
Orissus or Orisson ('' floruit'' 3rd century BC) was a chief, leader or ruler of the Iberian Oretani.
Biography
In his first appearance in historical chronicles, Orissus came to the aid of the city of Heliké (whose location is unknown), whi ...
or Orisson, third-century BC king of the Oretani people in Iberia
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