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oracle
[ awr-uh-kuhl, or- ]
noun
- (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- the agency or medium giving such responses.
- a shrine or place at which such responses were given:
the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
- a person who delivers authoritative, wise, or highly regarded and influential pronouncements.
- a divine communication or revelation.
- any person or thing serving as an agency of divine communication.
- any utterance made or received as authoritative, extremely wise, or infallible.
- oracles, the Scriptures.
- the holy of holies of the Biblical Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem.
oracle
/ ˈɒ°ùÉ™°ìÉ™±ô /
noun
- a prophecy, often obscure or allegorical, revealed through the medium of a priest or priestess at the shrine of a god
- a shrine at which an oracular god is consulted
- an agency through which a prophecy is transmitted
- any person or thing believed to indicate future action with infallible authority
- a statement believed to be infallible and authoritative
- Bible
- a message from God
- the holy of holies in the Israelite temple
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of oracle1
Example Sentences
Star Feliz, a New York artist now based in L.A., was exploring the connection between civilian oracles and artificial technologies in their art when they were approached to make a new piece for the show.
It’s not that I am any kind of oracle.
Oedipus may not have been able to outrun the oracle revealing that he would kill his father and marry his mother.
With the Season 25 episode focusing on soccer, “The Simpsons†creative team once again found itself inadvertently playing sports oracle, this time with a little drama.
And yet here it is, complete with nods to mysticism, as well as tarot and oracle art.
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