oracle

English Online Dictionary. What means oracle‎? What does oracle mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English oracle, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɹəkəl/, /ˈɒɹəkəl/
• Homophone: auricle

Noun

oracle (plural oracles)

1. A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
2. A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.

   Synonym: prophet

3. A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
4. (figuratively, archaic) Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.
5. A person considered to be a source of wisdom.

   Synonym: expert
6. A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
7. A fortune-teller.
8. One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
9. (Jewish antiquity) The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
10. (computing theory) A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.
11. (cryptocurrencies) A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

oracle (third-person singular simple present oracles, present participle oracling, simple past and past participle oracled)

1. (obsolete) To utter oracles or prophecies.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• Calero, Carole, Cleora, coaler, recoal

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōrāculum n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈɾa.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [oˈɾa.klə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oˈɾa.kle]

Noun

oracle m (plural oracles)

1. oracle

Further reading

• “oracle” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Middle French oracle m, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n (12th c.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁakl/

Noun

oracle m (plural oracles)

1. oracle

Further reading

• “oracle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Carole, racole, racolé

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French oracle m, from Old French oracle m, from Latin ōrāculum n.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔːˈraːkəl/

Noun

oracle (plural oracles)

1. (Late Middle English) A shrine where hidden religious knowledge is imparted.
2. (Late Middle English, rare) A heavenly or godly message.

Descendants

• English: oracle
• Scots: oracle

References

• “ōrācle, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-2.

Old French

Etymology

(Cir. 12th c.) Derived from Latin oraculum n.

Noun

oracle oblique singular, m (oblique plural oracles, nominative singular oracles, nominative plural oracle)

1. An oracle.

   Synonym: oratoire

Descendants

• Middle French: oracle m
  • French: oracle m
  • → Middle English: oracle
    • English: oracle
    • Scots: oracle

References