Definitions for oracle
ˈɔr ə kəl, ˈɒr-or·a·cle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinatornoun

   an authoritative person who divines the future

2. oraclenoun

   a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

3. oraclenoun

   a shrine where an oracular god is consulted

GCIDERate this definition:3.8 / 4 votes

1. Oraclenoun

   A wise pronouncement or decision considered as of great authority.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. oraclenoun

   A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

2. oraclenoun

   A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.

3. oraclenoun

   A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.

4. oraclenoun

   A person considered to be a source of wisdom.

5. oraclenoun

   A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.

6. Oraclenoun

   A database management system (and its associated software) developed by the Oracle Corporation

7. Etymology: From oracle.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ORACLEnoun

   Etymology: oracle, Fr. oraculum, Lat.

   1. Something delivered by supernatural wisdom.

   The main principle whereupon our belief of all things therein contained dependeth, is, that the scriptures are the oracles of God himself. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 8.

   2. The place where, or person of whom the determinations of heaven are enquired.

   Why, by the verities on thee made good,
   May they not be my oracles as well,
   And set me up in hope? William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   God hath now sent his living oracle
   Into the world to teach his final will,
   And sends his spirit of truth henceforth to dwell
   In pious hearts, an inward oracle,
   To all truth requisite for men to know. Par. Reg.

   3. Any person or place where certain decisions are obtained.

   There mighty nations shall enquire their doom,
   The world’s great oracle in times to come. Alexander Pope.

   4. One famed for wisdom; one whose determinations are not to be disputed.

2. To Oracleverb

   To utter oracles. A word not received.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   No more shalt thou by oracling abuse
   The gentiles. Paradise Regained, b. i.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oracle

   An oracle is a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. As such, it is a form of divination.

FreebaseRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Oracle

   In Classical Antiquity, an oracle was a person or agency considered to interface wise counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. As such it is a form of divination. The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ōrāre "to speak" and properly refers to the priest or priestess uttering the prediction. In extended use, oracle may also refer to the site of the oracle, and to the oracular utterances themselves, called khrēsmoi in Greek. Oracles were thought to be portals through which the gods spoke directly to people. In this sense they were different from seers who interpreted signs sent by the gods through bird signs, animal entrails, and other various methods. The most important oracles of Greek antiquity were Pythia, priestess to Apollo at Delphi, and the oracle of Dione and Zeus at Dodona in Epirus. Other temples of Apollo were located at Didyma on the coast of Asia Minor, at Corinth and Bassae in the Peloponnese, and at the islands of Delos and Aegina in the Aegean Sea. The Sibylline Oracles are a collection of oracular utterances written in Greek hexameters ascribed to the Sibyls, prophetesses who uttered divine revelations in a frenzied state.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Oracle

   or′a-kl, n. the answer spoken or uttered by the gods: the place where responses were given, and the deities supposed to give them: a person famed for wisdom: a wise decision: (B.) the sanctuary: (pl.) the revelations made to the prophets: the word of God.—adj. Orac′ular, delivering oracles: resembling oracles: grave: venerable: not to be disputed: ambiguous: obscure—also Orac′ulous.—ns. Oracular′ity, Orac′ularness.—adv. Orac′ularly. [Fr.,—L. ora-culum, double dim. from orāre, to speak—os, oris, the mouth.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oracle

   Song lyrics by oracle -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by oracle on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Prophecy
   • Shrine

Anagrams for oracle »

1. Carole

2. coaler

3. recoal

4. coelar

How to pronounce oracle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say oracle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oracle in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oracle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of oracle in a Sentence

1. Larry Ellison:

   We all wish Mark Hurd a speedy recovery, oracle has an extremely capable CEO in Safra Catz and an extraordinarily deep team of executives, many with long tenure at Oracle.

2. Steven Mnuchin:

   I will confirm we did get a proposal over the weekend that includes Oracle as the trusted technology, partner with Oracle making many representations for national security issues, we'll be reviewing that at the CFIUS Committee this week and then we'll be making a recommendation to the President and reviewing it with him.

3. Chief Executive Marc Benioff:

   One of the reasons we're doing so well is Oracle and SAP are doing so poorly in the cloud.

4. Daniel Ives:

   IBM as well as other tech stalwarts such as Oracle , SAP, HP and Cisco face major headwinds as they adjust to this new cloud paradigm shift, which coupled with a cloudy IT spending environment have negatively impacted results.

5. Scott Kressler:

   The company still has a lot of work to do and progress to make before they are considered in the same category as the leading cloud infrastructure companies, one of Oracle’s biggest issues is how small the company’s revenue growth has been, despite a focus on its cloud solutions.

Popularity rank by frequency of use