ORACLE

Oracle

In Classical Antiquity, an oracle was a person or agency considered to interface wise counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. As such it is a form of divination.

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ORACLE

ORACLE was a commercial teletext service first broadcast on ITV in the mid-late 1970s and later on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, finally ending on both channels at 23:59 GMT on 31 December 1992.

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oracle

Noun

  1. A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
  2. A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
  3. A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
  4. A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
    a literary oracle
  5. A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
  6. One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
  7. A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.
  8. The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.

Verb

  1. To utter oracles or prophecies.


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