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oracles

British  
/ ˈɒrəkəlz /

plural noun

  1. another term for Scripture

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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She must make her best guesses about whose history matters and wait to see what the history oracles will permit.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

And recognize that oracles can have questions, too.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2022

Anyone who's heard or read any news stories about inflation in the past few months can't escape the pair of Delphic oracles, Larry Summers and Jason Furman.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2022

The Greeks thus offered sacrifices to keep the gods appeased, and sought out oracles for hints of what the future held, but did not normally pursue a deeply spiritual connection with their deities.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

During library period, which came next, a lot of people got stuff to read about oracles, and that afternoon there was another discussion in class.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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