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oracle

noun
/ˈɔɹəkəl/

Etymology

From Middle English oracle, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n.

  1. derived from ōrāculum
  2. derived from oracle
  3. inherited from oracle

Definitions

  1. A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

    • The oracles are dumb; / No voice or hideous hum / Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving.

  2. A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or…

    A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.

  3. A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.

    • The several oracles included in this haftarah presumably were uttered at different times to the people in exile, presenting diverse themes and using distinct styles.
  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded

      Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.

      • Fight all couragiouſly and be you kings, I ſpeake it, and my words are oracles.
      • Shee ſtiles her ſelfe their Chiefe, and ſweares ſhee will command; / And, what-ſo-ere ſhee ſaith, for Oracles muſt ſtand.

    2. A person considered to be a source of wisdom.

      • a literary oracle
      • oracles of mode
      • The country rectors […] thought him an oracle on points of learning.

    3. A wise sentence or decision of great authority.

    4. A fortune-teller.

    5. One who communicates a divine command

      One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.

      • God hath now sent his living oracle / Into the world to teach his final will.

    6. The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple

      The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.

      • And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
      • Siloa's brook, that flow'd / Fast by the oracle of God.

    7. A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.

    8. A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside…

      A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.

      • For example, an oracle may send temperature data reported by the National Weather Service or report the daily LIBOR rate to a smart contract.

    9. To utter oracles or prophecies.

      • But this thy glory shall be soon retrench'd; No more shalt thou by oracling abuse The Gentiles; henceforth Oracles are ceast

    10. A database management system (and its associated software) developed by the Oracle…

      A database management system (and its associated software) developed by the Oracle Corporation

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Derived

alphabet oracle, dice oracle, Goracle, oracally, oracle bone, oracle bone script, oracle card, oraclelike, oracle machine, work the oracle

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA