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o·rac·u·lar O0104500 (ô-răk′yə-lər, ō-răk′-)adj.1. Of, relating to, or being an oracle.2. Resembling or characteristic of an oracle:a. Solemnly prophetic.b. Enigmatic; obscure.
[From Latin ōrāculum, oracle, from ōrāre, to speak.]
o·rac′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.o·rac′u·lar·ly adv.oracular (ɒˈrækjʊlə) adj1. (Other Non-Christian Religions) of or relating to an oracle: Apollo had his oracular shrine at Delphi. 2. wise and prophetic: an oracular political thriller. 3. mysterious or ambiguous oˈracularly advo•rac•u•lar (ɔˈræk yə lər, oʊˈræk-)
adj. 1. of the nature of an oracle. 2. making pronouncements as if by special inspiration or authority. 3. uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible. 4. ambiguous; obscure. [1625–35; < Latin ōrācul(um) oracle + -ar1] o•rac′u•lar•ly, adv. o•rac`u•lar′i•ty, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | oracular - of or relating to an oracle; "able by oracular means to expose a witch" | | 2. | oracular - obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message"Delphicprophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" | | 3. | oracular - resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"enigmaticambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" |
oracularadjectiveOf or relating to the foretelling of events by or as if by supernatural means:augural, divinitory, fatidic, fatidical, mantic, prophetic, sibylline, vatic, vatical, vaticinal, visionary.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeOracleoracular
Synonyms for oracularadj of or relating to the foretelling of events by or as if by supernatural meansSynonyms- augural
- divinitory
- fatidic
- fatidical
- mantic
- prophetic
- sibylline
- vatic
- vatical
- vaticinal
- visionary
Synonyms for oracularadj obscurely propheticSynonymsRelated Wordsadj resembling an oracle in obscurity of thoughtSynonymsRelated Words |