单词 | oracle |
释义 | oracle/ˈɒrək(ə)l /noun 1A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.Her priests and oracles are all being kept in the tower....
1.1A place at which divine advice or prophecy was sought.An oracle is a shrine or temple sanctuary consecrated to the worship and consultation of a prophetic god....
Synonyms prophet, prophetess, sibyl, seer, augur, prognosticator, diviner, soothsayer, wise man, wise woman, sage, fortune teller rare oracler 1.2A person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something: he reigned supreme as the Colonial Office’s oracle on Africa...
Synonyms authority, expert, specialist, pundit, guru, mentor, adviser, mastermind, connoisseur informal wizard, high priest 2 archaic A response or message given by an oracle, especially an ambiguous one. OriginLate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oraculum, from orare 'speak'. Rhymes |
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