oracles

/ (ˈɒrəkəlz) /

pl n

another term for Scripture (def. 1)

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How to use oracles in a sentence

What did it mean that one of our greatest oracles was waffling?
The Myth About Old Wine | Keith Wallace | January 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
The excess against which Greek oracles warned was there in the essence of money.
Best of Brit Lit | Peter Stothard | June 18, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
That the human mind with its poor plummet has already sounded the depths of the divine oracles!
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. Ward
The oracles which the Deity has revealed to the nations through His different mediums, are they clear?
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean Meslier
The existence of temples, the offices of priests, and the consultation of oracles and soothsayers, all point to this.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John Lord

My sentiments are neither divine oracles nor theological opinions which it is not permitted to canvass.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
You cite the case of some who are admirable tea-party oracles, but who cannot utter half a dozen sentences in the tribune.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de Balzac

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