ORACLE


Meaning of ORACLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯr-ə-kəl, ˈär- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oraculum, from orare to speak — more at oration

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak

b. : a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden knowledge or the divine purpose through such a person

c. : an answer or decision given by an oracle

2.

a. : a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions

b. : an authoritative or wise expression or answer

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.