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1. (n.) oracle
(esp. in the ancient world)
2. oracle
a shrine at which inquiries are made of a particular deity through a means of divination.
3. oracle
the agency by which the inquiry is answered, as a priest or priestess.
4. oracle
the typically terse, ambiguous response of the deity.
5. oracle
a person who delivers authoritative and usu. influential pronouncements.
6. oracle
any utterance regarded as authoritative, unquestionably wise, or infallible.
7. oracle
the holy of holies of the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem. I Kings 6:16, 19–23.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF < L ōrāculum divine utterance <ōrā(re) to supplicate, pray to)
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1. (noun) prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator
an authoritative person who divines the future
2. (noun) oracle
a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
3. (noun) oracle
a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
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Sense: a very knowledgeable person
I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.
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 Afrikaans: orakel, vraagbaak, kennis |
 Arabic: شَخْص ذو مَعْرِفَه |
 Bulgarian: съветник |
 Brazilian: oráculo |
 Czech: jasnovidec |
 German: unfehlbare Autorität |
 Danish: orakel |
 Greek: πρόσωπο με πολλές γνώσεις |
 Spanish: oráculo |
 Estonian: teadjamees |
 Farsi: آدم دانا و پرخرد |
 Finnish: oraakkeli |
 French: oracle |
 Hebrew: מוּמחֶה |
 Hindi: ज्ञानी |
 Croatian: znalac |
 Hungarian: nagy bölcs |
 Indonesian: orang pintar |
 Icelandic: véfrétt, gáfnaljós |
 Italian: oracolo |
 Japanese: 賢者 |
 Korean: 현인 |
 Lithuanian: pranašas, žynys |
 Latvian: zinātājs; autoritāte |
 Malay: orang yg bijaksana |
 Dutch: vraagbaak |
 Norwegian: orakel |
 Polish: wyrocznia |
 Persian: آدم دانا و پرخرد |
 Pashto: هوښيار |
 Portuguese: oráculo |
 Romanian: atotştiutor |
 Russian: признанный авторитет |
 Slovak: jasnovidec |
 Slovenian: učenjak; svetovalec |
 Serbian: mudrac |
 Swedish: orakel |
 Thai: ผู้มีความรู้ |
 Turkish: bilge kişi |
 Taiwanese: 大智者，聖賢 |
 Ukrainian: оракул |
 Urdu: انتہائي ذي علم |
 Vietnamese: người cố vấn |
 Chinese: 大智者，圣贤 |
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