oracle
oracle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.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.
- 3.4. (Jewish Antiq.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself. 1 Kings vi.
- 4.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.
- 8.To utter oracles. [Obs.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acknowledge
- acknowledgment
- age
- annotator
- answer
- antiphon
- antiphony
- aruspex
- aruspice
- astrologer
- augur
- authority
- because
- bigwig
- cause
- cicerone
- clue
- commentator
- conclusive
- counter
- country
- courier
- crystal
- demonstrator
- determine
- discover
- discovery
- dragoman
- echo
- emeritus
- esprit
- eureka
- expert
- explain
- explainer
- explanation
- exponent
- expositor
- expounder
- fathom
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is oracle.
- What is 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 called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is 4. (Jewish Antiq.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself. 1 Kings vi called?
- What is siloa's brook, that flow'd Fast by the oracle of God. Milton called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is a wise sentence or decision of great authority called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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