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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oraculum, from orare to speak — more at oration | | [Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin oraculum, from orare to speak — more at oration |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 a : a [[person]] (as a priestess of ancient [[Greek|Greece]]) through whom a [[deity]] is believed to speak | | *1 a : a [[person]] (as a priestess of ancient [[Greek|Greece]]) through whom a [[deity]] is believed to speak |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | An '''oracle''' is a [[person]] or [[agency]] considered to be a [[source]] of wise [[counsel]] or prophetic opinion. It may also be a revealed [[prediction]] or precognition of the [[future]], from deities, that is spoken through another object or life-form (e.g.: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augury augury] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auspice auspice]). | + | An '''oracle''' is a [[person]] or [[agency]] considered to be a [[source]] of wise [[counsel]] or prophetic opinion. It may also be a revealed [[prediction]] or precognition of the [[future]], from deities, that is spoken through another object or life-form (e.g.: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augury augury] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auspice auspice]). |
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− | In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_world ancient world] many sites gained a [[reputation]] for the dispensing of oracular [[wisdom]]: they too became known as "oracles," and the oracular utterances, called khrēsmoi in [[Greek]], were often referred to under the same [[name]]—a name derived from the [[Latin]] verb ōrāre, to speak. | + | In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_world ancient world] many sites gained a [[reputation]] for the dispensing of oracular [[wisdom]]: they too became known as "oracles," and the oracular utterances, called khrēsmoi in [[Greek]], were often referred to under the same [[name]]—a name derived from the [[Latin]] verb ōrāre, to speak. |
| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
| *'''''[[Oracle of Delphi]]''''' | | *'''''[[Oracle of Delphi]]''''' |