Oracle

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To utter oracles.

II. Oracle ·noun A wise sentence or decision of great authority.

III. Oracle ·noun One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.

IV. Oracle ·noun The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.

V. Oracle ·noun Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given.

VI. Oracle ·noun Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.

VII. Oracle ·noun The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures — usually in the plural.

VIII. Oracle ·noun The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle.

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