ORACLES

Meaning of ORACLES in English

n. books of the Bible

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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SIBYLLINE ORACLES — collection of oracular prophecies in which Jewish or Christian doctrines were allegedly confirmed by a sibyl (legendary Greek prophetess); the …
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WORLD TREE — Centre of the world, a widespread motif in myths and folktales among various peoples, especially in Asia, Australia, and North …
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ORACLE — Source of a divine communication delivered in response to a petitioner's request. Ancient Greece and Rome had many oracles. The …
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ILUMQUH — Arabian god of the moon. Deemed superior to the gods associated with the sun and Venus, he was the protector …
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GREEK RELIGION — Beliefs, rituals, and mythology of the ancient Greeks. Though the worship of the sky god Zeus began as early as …
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EVANS-PRITCHARD, SIR E(DWARD) E(VAN) — born Sept. 21, 1902, Crowborough, Sussex, Eng. died Sept. 11, 1973, Oxford, Oxfordshire British social anthropologist. The most influential British …
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DIVINATION — Practice of discerning the hidden significance of events and foretelling the future. Divination is found in all societies, ancient and …
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AMON — or Amen Egyptian deity revered as king of the gods. Amon may have originated as a local deity at Khmun …
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AFRICAN ARTS — Visual, performing, and literary arts of sub-Saharan Africa. What gives art in Africa its special character is the generally small …
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ADAD — Babylonian and Assyrian god of weather, the son of Anu (sometimes called the son of Bel ). He was known …
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WHOPPING — I. adjective Etymology: from present participle of whop (I) : extremely large : extraordinary , extravagant , outrageous netted a …
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TRIPOD — I. ˈtrīˌpäd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin tripod-, tripus, from Greek tripod-, tripous three-footed, from tri- three + pod-, …
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ORACLE — I. ˈȯrə̇kəl, ˈär-, -rēk- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oraculum, from orare to …
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APOLLO — I. əˈpä(ˌ)lō noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Apollo, Graeco-Roman god of manly beauty, of poetry and …
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THEOMANCY — ˈthēəˌman(t)sē noun ( -es ) Etymology: the- + -mancy : divination by the responses of oracles supposed to be divinely …
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ORACLE — (Latin oraculum from orare, to pray, or to speak), divine communication delivered in response to a petitioner's request; also, the …
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LOGIA — (Greek: sayings, words, or discourses), hypothetical collection, either written or oral, of the sayings of Jesus, which might have been …
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DIVINATION — the practice of determining the hidden significance or cause of events, sometimes foretelling the future, by various natural, psychological, and …
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JEREMIAH, THE BOOK OF — also called The Prophecy Of Jeremias, one of the major prophetical writings of the Old Testament. Jeremiah, a Judaean prophet …
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GREEK RELIGION — the complex of beliefs and practices that constituted the interrelation of the ancient Greeks and their gods. Lasting over a …
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GILMAN, CAROLINE HOWARD — born Oct. 8, 1794, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 15, 1888, Washington, D.C. ne Caroline Howard popular American writer and …
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FONTENELLE, BERNARD LE BOVIER, SIEUR DE — (sire of) born Feb. 11, 1657, Rouen, Fr. died Jan. 9, 1757, Paris French scientist and man of letters, described …
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EZEKIEL — flourished 6th century BC also spelled Ezechiel, Hebrew Yehezqel prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part the …
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DODONA — ancient sanctuary of the chief Greek god, Zeus, in Epirus, Greece; the ceremonies held there had many remarkable and abnormal …
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APOLLO — byname Phoebus, in Greek religion, a deity of manifold function and meaning, the most widely revered and influential of all …
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ORACLE — n. Source of a divine communication delivered in response to a petitioner's request. Ancient Greece and Rome had many oracles. …
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SVETOVIT — [Other] Sventovit was the Slavic god of harvest, destiny, and war. He had four heads, which stood for air, water, …
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