[n] a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
oratorio
anthem, canticle, choral singing, chorale, chorus, church music, doxology, glee, gospel, gospel music, hymn, hymnody, hymnology, hymn-tune, introit, madrigal, madrigaletto, mass, motet, Negro spiritual, offertory, offertory sentence, oratorio, paean, pass