Word Meaning

Meaning of oracle

- 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 of an enterprise or battle.
- Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given.
- The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural.
- The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
- One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
- Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.
- A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
- To utter oracles.

Crossword clue for oracle

- A wise prophet
- An infallible authority
- Delphi seer
- In ancient Greece, an utterance received at a shrine
- Infallible authority
- Love getting clear order from prophet
- Person or thing serving as an agency of divine communication
- Prophecy
- Prophecy has Dora losing first debate with half the clergy
- Prophet
- Shrine of an ancient god
- Soothsayer
- Source of wisdom
- Wise one