What does oracle mean?

oracle

ˈɒrək(ə)l/

noun

noun: oracle; plural noun: oracles

1.
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.
a place at which divine advice or prophecy was sought.

synonyms: prophet, prophetess, sibyl, seer, augur, prognosticator, diviner,soothsayer, wise man, wise woman, sage, fortune teller;

rareoracler

“Hercules consulted the oracle of Apollo”

a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something.

“he reigned supreme as the Colonial Office’s oracle on Africa”

synonyms: authority, expert, specialist, pundit, guru, mentor, adviser, mastermind,connoisseur; More
2.

archaic

a response or message given by an oracle, especially an ambiguous one.

Origin

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin oraculum, from orare ‘speak’.

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