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Definition or meaning of the English word Oracle
To utter oracles. (v. i.). A wise sentence or decision of great authority. (n.). Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as; a literary oracle. (n.). One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet. (n.). The sanctuary; or Most Holy place in the temple; also; the temple itself. (n.). The communications; revelations; or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also; the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural. (n.). Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also; the place where it was given. (n.). 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. (n.). |
