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oracle
[ awr-uh-kuhl, or- ]
/ ˈɔr ə kəl, ˈɒr- /
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Origin of oracle
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH oracle
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British Dictionary definitions for oracle
oracle
/ (ˈɒrəkəl) /
noun
a prophecy, often obscure or allegorical, revealed through the medium of a priest or priestess at the shrine of a god
a shrine at which an oracular god is consulted
an agency through which a prophecy is transmitted
any person or thing believed to indicate future action with infallible authority
a statement believed to be infallible and authoritative
Bible
- a message from God
- the holy of holies in the Israelite temple
See also oracles
Word Origin for oracle
C14: via Old French from Latin ōrāculum, from ōrāre to request
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