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oracle

Definition

  • noun: a person (such as a priestess) through whom a god was believed to speak
  • noun: a person (as a priestess of ancient Greece) through whom a deity is believed to speak
  • synonyms: angel, prophet, answer

Examples

  • I met her long before she had become the 'oracle' of pop culture.

  • consulting an 'oracle'

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's like Monopoly. You roll the dice and move a space. Let's play. - I don't know about this, you guys. - Randophomos, the ghost oracle, - and the carnival of curses. - Veronique: Curses. The haunted forest of the Furies. - Ooh. (..)
    2009 The Black Waters of Echo's Pond