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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 a : a [[person]] (as a priestess of ancient [[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
:b : a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden [[knowledge]] or the [[divine]] [[purpose]] through such a person
:b : a shrine in which a deity reveals hidden [[knowledge]] or the [[divine]] [[purpose]] through such a person
:c : an answer or [[decision]] given by an oracle
:c : an answer or [[decision]] given by an oracle
*2 a : a person giving wise or [[authoritative]] decisions or opinions
*2 a : a person giving wise or [[authoritative]] decisions or opinions
:b : an authoritative or wise [[expression]] or answer
:b : an authoritative or wise [[expression]] or answer
==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.: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augury augury] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auspice auspice]).
