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oracle /orˈə-kl/ noun- A medium or agency of divine revelation
- A response by or on behalf of a god
- The place where such responses are given
- The Jewish sanctuary
- The word of God
- A person with the reputation, or an air, of infallibility or great wisdom
- An infallible indication
- A wise, sententious or mysterious utterance
- (Oracle®) the former teletext service of the Independent Broadcasting Authority
transitive verb To utter as an oracle intransitive verb To speak as an oracle ORIGIN: L ōrāculum, from ōrāre to speak oracular /ə-rakˈū-lər/ or (now rare) oracˈulous adjective - Of the nature of an oracle
- Like an oracle
- Seeming to claim the authority of an oracle
- Delivering oracles
- Prophetic
- Equivocal
- Ambiguous
- Obscure
oracularity /-larˈi-ti/, oracˈularness or oracˈulousness noun oracˈularly or oracˈulously adverb work the oracle (informal) - To achieve the desired result by manipulation, intrigue, wirepulling, favour, etc
- To raise money
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