oracle

or·a·cle  (ôr-kl, r-)

n.

1.

a. A shrine consecrated to the worship and consultation of a prophetic deity, as that of Apollo at Delphi.

b. A person, such as a priestess, through whom a deity is held to respond when consulted.

c. The response given through such a medium, often in the form of an enigmatic statement or allegory.

2.

a. A person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions.

b. An authoritative or wise statement or prediction.

3. A command or revelation from God.

4. In the Bible, the sanctuary of the Temple.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rculum, from rre, to speak.]

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oracle [ˈɒrək^əl]

n

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a prophecy, often obscure or allegorical, revealed through the medium of a priest or priestess at the shrine of a god

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) a shrine at which an oracular god is consulted

3. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) an agency through which a prophecy is transmitted

4. any person or thing believed to indicate future action with infallible authority

5. a statement believed to be infallible and authoritative

6. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Bible

a.  a message from God

b.  the holy of holies in the Israelite temple See also oracles

[via Old French from Latin ōrāculum, from ōrāre to request]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oracle - an authoritative person who divines the future prophesier, prophet, vaticinator, seer augur, auspex - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers prophetess - a woman prophet sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
	2.	oracle - a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible divination, prophecy - a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
	3.	oracle - a shrine where an oracular god is consulted shrine - a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

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oracle

noun

1. prophet, diviner, sage, seer, clairvoyant, augur, soothsayer, sibyl, prophesier Ancient peoples consulted the oracle and the shaman for advice.

2. prophecy, vision, revelation, forecast, prediction, divination, prognostication, augury, divine utterance Aeneas had begged the Sybil to speak her oracle in words.

3. authority, judge, expert, source, professional, master, specialist, adviser, scholar, guru, mentor, pundit, wizard, mastermind, connoisseur, arbiter, high priest, horse's mouth, fundi (S. African) He is the oracle on modern etiquette.

Translations

oracle [ˈɒrəkl] N → oráculo m

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oracle [ˈɒrək^əl] n → oracle m

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oracle

n

→ Orakel nt; (= person) → Seher(in) m(f); (fig) → Alleswisser(in) m(f)

Oracle® britisches Videotext-System

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oracle [ˈɒrəkl] n → oracolo

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oracle [ˈɒrəkl] n → oracolo

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oracle

n oracle [ˈorəkl]

1 a very knowledgeable person I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle. orakel, vraagbaak, kennisbron شَخْص ذو مَعْرِفَه съветник jasnovidec orakel unfehlbare Autorität πρόσωπο με πολλές γνώσεις oráculo teadjamees آدم دانا و پرخرد oraakkeli oracle מוּמחֶה ज्ञानी znalac nagy bölcs orang pintar véfrétt, gáfnaljós oracolo 賢者 현인 pranašas, žynys zinātājs; autoritāte orang yg bijaksana vraagbaak orakel wyrocznia oráculo atot­ştiutor признанный авторитет jasnovidec učenjak; svetovalec mudrac orakel ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา bilge kişi 大智者，聖賢 оракул انتہائي ذي علم người cố vấn 大智者，圣贤

2 in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions the oracle at Delphi. orakel وَحْي، مَهْبِط الوَحْي оракул věštírna orakel das Orakel μαντείο oráculo oraakel وحی گاه oraakkeli oracle נְבוּאָה आकाशवाणी proročište jóshely orakel véfrétt oracolo 神託所 신탁소 orakulas orākuls tempat keramat orakel orakel wyrocznia oráculo oracol оракул veštiareň preročišče proročište orakel คำทำนาย kehanette bulunulan yer 神諭宣示台，神諭處 оракул غيبي آواز آنے کي جگہ đền thờ 神谕宣示台，神谕处