Meaning Of The Word Oracle

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oracle
countable noun: In ancient Greece, an oracle was a priest or priestess who made statements about future events or about the truth.

oracle in American English
among the ancient Greeks and Romans,
noun: an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry

oracle in British English
noun: a prophecy, often obscure or allegorical, revealed through the medium of a priest or priestess at the shrine of a god

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