ORACLE

n. 1 prophet, sibyl, seer, soothsayer, augur, fortune-teller, diviner, prognosticator, US reader (and adviser or advisor), Cassandra, Nostradamus; authority, guru, mastermind, mentor, wizard He insists on consulting his oracle before making any final decision 2 prophecy, augury, prediction, divination, advice, prognostication, answer, message, divine utterance According to the oracle, the travellers would survive the perils of the journey