1
a
: a person (such as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak
the prophecies of the Delphic oracle—
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b
: a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden knowledge or the divine purpose through such a person
c
: an answer or decision given by an oracle
ambiguous oracles
2
a
: a person giving wise or authoritative decisions or opinions
She became an oracle of pop culture.
b
: an authoritative or wise expression or answer
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I met her long before she had become the oracle of pop culture.
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Built on Ethereum, UMA (Universal Market Access) is a decentralized oracle.
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The authors of lot oracles came prepared for petitioners’ implicit doubt.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Though the oracle also claims to boast connections to Pythagoras and Alexander the Great, Beard deems this implausible.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Jack Leach returns as the bespectacled oracle after a year of injury woes while his county colleague Shoaib Bashir, who made a debut against India in February, has become the number one pick.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The authors of lot oracles came prepared for petitioners’ implicit doubt.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Though the oracle also claims to boast connections to Pythagoras and Alexander the Great, Beard deems this implausible.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
Jack Leach returns as the bespectacled oracle after a year of injury woes while his county colleague Shoaib Bashir, who made a debut against India in February, has become the number one pick.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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oracle
noun
or·a·cle
ˈȯr-ə-kəl 
ˈär-
1
: a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a god is believed to speak
2
: the place where a god speaks through an oracle
3
: an answer given by an oracle
4
: a person giving wise or final decisions or advice
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