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Or"a*cle (?), n. [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See Oral.]
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1. 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.
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Whatso'er she saith, for oracles must stand. Drayton.
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2. Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given.
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The oracles are dumb;
No voice or hideous hum
Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Milton.
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3. The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural.
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The first principles of the oracles of God. Heb. v. 12.
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4. (Jewish Antiq.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself. 1 Kings vi. 19.
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Siloa's brook, that flow'd
Fast by the oracle of God. Milton.
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5. One who communicates an oracle{1} or divine command; an angel; a prophet.
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God hath now sent his living oracle
Into the world to teach his final will. Milton.
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6. Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle. “Oracles of mode.” Tennyson.
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The country rectors . . . thought him an oracle on points of learning. Macaulay.
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7. A wise pronouncement or decision considered as of great authority.
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Or"a*cle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oracled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Oracling (?).] To utter oracles. [Obs.]
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