English Explanatory Dictionary

oracle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
  2. A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
  3. A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
  4. Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.
  5. A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
  6. A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
  7. A fortune-teller.
  8. One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
  9. The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
  10. A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.
  11. A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.
verb
  1. To utter oracles or prophecies.
name
  1. A database management system (and its associated software) developed by the Oracle Corporation

Pronunciation

/ˈɔɹəkəl/ /ˈɒɹəkəl/ En-us-oracle.ogg

Word forms

oracle oracles oracling oracled

Etymology

From Middle English oracle, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n.

Synonyms

ariolater Chaldean clairvoyant divinator diviner duckerer foreteller fortuneteller oracle precog precognitive predictor prognosticator prophet pythonist scryer seer soothsayer sortilegus spaer expert

Related words

divination precognition predict magician shape-shifter

Derived words

alphabet oracle dice oracle Goracle oracally oracle bone oracle bone script oracle card oraclelike oracle machine work the oracle
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