Plural for a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something
“The oracle who is always consulted and cited on this subject is the celebrated Montesquieu.”
Plural for one who predicts the future using magic, intuition or intelligence
“Faced with the prospect of a Persian invasion, the Athenians consult the Delphic oracle.”
Plural for a prophecy made by an oracle or prophet
“Aeneas had begged the Sybil to speak her oracle in words and not, as was her usual practice, to write it on leaves that would blow away.”
Plural for an illuminating realization or discovery
Plural for a complicated or baffling situation or thing
Plural for a large store of a particular resource
Plural for a person who teaches or educates, especially in a school
Plural for an experience of seeing someone or something in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition
Plural for a mystical or divine sign or omen
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