oracle Definition
ora·cle (ôr′ə kəl, är′-)
noun
- among the ancient Greeks and Romans,
- the place where, or medium by which, deities were consulted
- the revelation or response of a medium or priest
- any person or agency believed to be in communication with a deity
- any person of great knowledge or wisdom
- opinion or statements of any such oracle
- the holy of holies of the ancient Jewish Temple: 1 Kings 6:16, 19-23
Etymology: OFr < L oraculum, divine announcement, oracle < orare, to speak, pray, beseech < os (gen. oris), the mouth: see oral
oracle Synonyms
oracle
n.
A revelation
commandment, edict, canon; see law 3.A prophet
soothsayer, Cassandra, fortuneteller; see prophet.
oracle Usage Examples
Converse of object
- consult: He may consult an oracle should his partner fall ill.
- ask: I entreat you to ask the oracle how I can recover my voice.
- give: After this happened, they gave oracles of hope, looking forward to a new exodus.
- use: You can use this oracle to gain insights about love and relationships, finances, career planning, and much more!
- work: The only way you will learn to work the oracle is through diligent work in your daily life.
Adjective modifier
- Delphic: The Delphic oracle was not some sort of magical mystery show.
- prophetic: A prophetic oracle in ancient times, there is a large temple dedicated to the sun god Apollon here.
- divine: Thus she was in a fair way to become queen of France, as my divine oracle had predicted.
- ancient: Also used in Feng Shui and as an ancient Chinese oracle or fortune telling.
- Chinese: Also used in Feng Shui and as an ancient Chinese oracle or fortune telling.
Modifies a noun
- bone: Or does anyone know of pictures of the oracle bones found at this site?
- programmer: Team leaders and technical support, testers and web designers or jobs focusing on oracle programmers and project managers are well covered.
- database: The listening program can be anything that can read an oracle database pipe.
- card: Visitors were able to choose an oracle card to see what message spirit has for them.
- software: I've bribed computer database employment oracle software the janitor to say nothing.
- web: Has been filling had assets in oracle web site i'm not in.
Noun used with modifier
- kingdom: Each can certainly be considered to be a kingdom oracle with heightened imagery.
- database: I've bribed computer database employment oracle software the janitor to say nothing.
- employment: I've bribed computer database employment oracle software the janitor to say nothing.
- computer: I've bribed computer database employment oracle software the janitor to say nothing.
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