oracle
- oracle
or•a•cle
[[t]ˈɔr ə kəl, ˈɒr-[/t]]
n.
1) anq (esp. in the ancient world)
a) a shrine at which inquiries are made of a particular deity through a means of divination
b) the agency by which the inquiry is answered, as a priest or priestess
c) the typically terse, ambiguous response of the deity
2) a person who delivers authoritative and usu. influential pronouncements
3) any utterance regarded as authoritative, unquestionably wise, or infallible
4) bib the holy of holies of the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem. I Kings 6:16, 19–23
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Etymology:
1350–1400; ME < OF < L ōrāculum divine utterance < ōrā(re) to supplicate, pray to
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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