oracle

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US /ˈɔrəkəl/ UK /ˈɒrəkl/ See IPA manual

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noun
a person or agency considered to give wise or authoritative guidance

Pilgrims journeyed far to consult the oracle at Delphi.

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1 noun · a person or agency... prophet seer sage soothsayer augur authority mentor diviner

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Derived forms oracular

Related forms oracular oration orator oral

Etymology

From Latin 'oraculum' ('a divine announcement, a seat of an oracle'), from 'orare' ('to speak, pray'), from 'os' (genitive 'oris', 'mouth').

oraculum Latin orare Latin os Latin

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# oracle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɔrəkəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈɒrəkl

## Meanings
1. a person or agency considered to give wise or authoritative guidance

## Examples
- Pilgrims journeyed far to consult the oracle at Delphi.

## Synonyms
- prophet
- seer
- sage
- soothsayer
- augur
- authority
- mentor
- diviner

## Derived Forms
- oracular

## Related Forms
- oracular
- oration
- orator
- oral

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: oraculum
- Root: orare
- Root: os

## Etymology
From Latin 'oraculum' ('a divine announcement, a seat of an oracle'), from 'orare' ('to speak, pray'), from 'os' (genitive 'oris', 'mouth').

## AI Etymology
Oracle is from Latin 'oraculum' ('a divine announcement, a seat of an oracle'), from 'orare' ('to speak, pray'), from 'os' (genitive 'oris', 'mouth'). Important recorded forms include oraculum (Latin), orare (Latin), and os (Latin). The current sense covers a person or agency considered to give wise or authoritative guidance. The wider family includes derived forms such as oracular and related words such as oracular, oration, orator, and oral.

## Topics
- People & Society

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