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Oracle - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Oracle : (noun)
1: an authoritative person who divines the future [syn: prophet,
seer, vaticinator]
2: a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a
priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
3: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Oracle : \Or"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak,
utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See Oral.]
1. 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.
Whatso'er she saith, for oracles must stand.
--Drayton.
2. Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer;
also, the place where it was given.
The oracles are dumb; No voice or hideous hum Runs
through the arched roof in words deceiving.
--Milton.
3. The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by
God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures --
usually in the plural.
The first principles of the oracles of God. --Heb.
v. 12.
4. (Jewish Antiq.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the
temple; also, the temple itself. --1 Kings vi. 19.
Siloa's brook, that flow'd Fast by the oracle of
God. --Milton.
5. One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a
prophet.
God hath now sent his living oracle Into the world
to teach his final will. --Milton.
6. Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions
are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.
``Oracles of mode.'' --Tennyson.
The country rectors . . . thought him an oracle on
points of learning. --Macaulay.
7. A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Oracle : \Or"a*cle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oracled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Oracling.]
To utter oracles. [Obs.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Oracle, AZ (CDP, FIPS 51180)
Location: 32.61877 N, 110.78419 W
Population (1990): 3043 (1185 housing units)
Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85623
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Oracle : In the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Sam. 16:23, to
denote the most holy place in the temple (1 Kings 6:5, 19-23;
8:6). In 2 Sam. 16:23 it means the Word of God. A man inquired
"at the oracle of God" by means of the Urim and Thummim in the
breastplate on the high priest's ephod. In the New Testament it
is used only in the plural, and always denotes the Word of God
(Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, etc.). The Scriptures are called "living
oracles" (comp. Heb. 4:12) because of their quickening power
(Acts 7:38).
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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