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oracle (
n.) late 14c., "
a message from a god, expressed by divine inspiration," from
O.Fr. oracle (12c.), from
L. oraculum "
divine announcement, oracle," from
orare "
pray, plead" (see
ORATOR (
Cf. orator)), with material
instrumental suffix
-culo-. In antiquity, "
the agency or medium of a god," also "
the place where such divine utterances were given." This sense is attested in English from
c.1400.
Etymology dictionary.
2014.
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Oracle — • A Divine communication given at a special place through specially appointed persons; also the place itself. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Oracle Oracle … Catholic encyclopedia
oracle — ORACLE. s. m. Response que les Payens croyoient recevoir de leurs Dieux, & qui estoit renduë par leurs Idoles ou par d autres voyes. Les oracles estoient ordinairement ambigus. rendre des oracles. expliquer un oracle. Il se prend aussi pour la… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Oracle — Or a*cle, n. [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See {Oral}.] [1913 Webster] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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oracle — [ôr′ə kəl, är′ə kəl] n. [OFr < L oraculum, divine announcement, oracle < orare, to speak, pray, beseech < os (gen. oris), the mouth: see ORAL] 1. among the ancient Greeks and Romans, a) the place where, or medium by which, deities were… … English World dictionary
Oracle — Or a*cle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oracled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oracling}.] To utter oracles. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English