oracle
[ awr-uh-kuh l, or- ]
/ ˈɔr ə kəl, ˈɒr- /
noun
Origin of oracle
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH oracle
auricle oracleWords nearby oracle
ora et labora,
ora pro nobis,
orac,
orach,
orache,
oracle,
oracle bones,
oracles,
oracular,
oracy,
orad
Example sentences from the Web for oracle
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