Oracle Definition

ôrə-kəl, ŏr-
noun
Among the ancient Greeks and Romans,
Webster's New World
A shrine consecrated to the worship and consultation of a prophetic deity, as that of Apollo at Delphi.
American Heritage
Any person or agency believed to be in communication with a deity.
Webster's New World
The response given through such a medium, often in the form of an enigmatic statement or allegory.
American Heritage
Any person of great knowledge or wisdom.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb

(obsolete) To utter oracles or prophecies.

Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Other Word Forms of Oracle

Noun

Singular:
oracle
Plural:
oracles

Origin of Oracle

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin ōrāculum from ōrāre to speak

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French oracle.

    From Wiktionary

Oracle Sentence Examples

  • The Oracle at Delphi actually got it right.

  • He is the man whom the oracle meant.

  • We will finally be able to build an oracle, and we will use that tool, that collection of life experiences, to optimize our own lives.

  • The most famous of these was the Oracle at Delphi.

  • And Croesus was so amazed that he endowed the Oracle at Delphi with all kinds of gifts and planned to run all-important questions by this oracle.

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