ORACLE


Meaning of ORACLE in English

vi to utter oracles.

2. oracle ·noun a wise sentence or decision of great authority.

3. oracle ·noun one who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.

4. oracle ·noun the sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.

5. oracle ·noun hence: the deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given.

6. oracle ·noun any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.

7. oracle ·noun the communications, revelations, or messages delivered by god to the prophets; also, the entire sacred scriptures — usually in the plural.

8. oracle ·noun the answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle.

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