nnoun.personan authoritative person who divines the futureSynset:prophesier prophet seer vaticinator
Derivationally Related Form:propheticoracularvaticinate
Hypernyms:diviner
Inherited Hypernyms:prophetdivinervisionaryintellectualpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:prophetdivinervisionaryintellectualpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:augurauspexprophetesssibyl
Full Hyponyms:augurprophetesssibyl
nnoun.communicationa prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallibleDerivationally Related Form:oracular
Hypernyms:divination prophecy
Inherited Hypernyms:oracleprophecypredictionstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta shrine where an oracular god is consultedHypernyms:shrine
Inherited Hypernyms:oracleshrineplace of worshipbuildingstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Instance Hyponyms:Delphic oracle Oracle of Apollo Temple of Apollo oracle of Delphi