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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024or•a•cle /ˈɔrəkəl, ˈɑr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Antiquity(in the ancient world)
- a shrine at which questions are asked of a particular god or goddess through some means of communication:the Delphic oracle.
- the priest, priestess, or other person or sign through which the questions are answered.
- an answer given by an oracle.
- a person who makes statements that are thought to be wise.
o•rac•u•lar /ɔˈrækyəlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024or•a•cle (ôr′ə kəl, or′-),USA pronunciation n. - Antiquity(esp. 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.
- Antiquitythe agency or medium giving such responses.
- Antiquitya 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.
- Bible oracles, the Scriptures.
- Biblethe holy of holies of the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem. I Kings 6:16, 19–23.
- Latin ōrāculum, equivalent. to ōrā(re) to plead (see oration) + -culum -cle2
- Old French
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oracle /ˈɒrəkəl/ n - 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
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin ōrāculum, from ōrāre to request |