oracle /ˈɔɹəkəl/noun 11verb 1forms 3 noun11 •A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice. •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. — 1671 •A person considered to be a source of wisdom.The country rectors […] thought him an oracle on points of learning. — 1856 •A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.The oracles are dumb; / No voice or hideous hum / Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. — 1629 •(historical) The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the Lord. — 1611 •A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.The several oracles included in this haftarah presumably were uttered at different times to the people in exile, presenting diverse themes and using distinct styles. — 2001 •A wise sentence or decision of great authority. •A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions. •A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.For example, an oracle may send temperature data reported by the National Weather Service or report the daily LIBOR rate to a smart contract. — 2020 •A fortune-teller. •(figurative, no longer used) Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.Fight all couragiously and be you kings, I speake it, and my words are oracles. — 1587 verb1 •(no longer used) To utter oracles or prophecies.But this thy glory shall be soon retrench'd; No more shalt thou by oracling abuse The Gentiles; henceforth Oracles are ceast — 1671 formsoracled · oracling · oracles
