oracle
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French oracle.
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oracle (plural oracles)
- A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
- A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
- A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
- A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
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- shrine to prophetic deity
- priest through whom deity provides prophecy or advice
- prophetic response
- person who is a source of wisdom
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[edit] Noun
oracle m. (plural oracles)