oracle

Examples

• All

• And seems like the Oracle is saying no.

• Or has the oracle robbed you of your desire as well?

  300 (2007)

• And the the Oracle gave a response.

• " If nothing else, it would have been like talking to an oracle."

  Fiction book (1991)

• So is this the same oracle that made... the prophecy?

  The Matrix (1999)

• What would the oracle say about the mysteries of my love life?

  Carolina (2003)

• The oracle said if we went to war, we'd be screwed.

  Meet the Spartans (2008)

• Before he was executed, somebody went to the Oracle at Delphos and said, who is the wisest man alive?

• He left to seek counsel from Apollo's Oracle at Delphi, who instead delivered a deeply disturbing prophecy.

• The ancient Greeks would travel long distances to consult the oracle at Delphi for guidance on important decisions.

Synonyms

P

prophecy

vsoracle

142 6.2

A statement that predicts the future and comes from someone who says they know it

is revealed by a priestly source and regarded as infallible

Antonyms

F

falsehood

46 4.3

A statement that is not true

Idioms

A

to act like an oracle

8.6

To predict future events very accurately as if you already knew them

Compounds

D

Delphic oracle

• Literature

9.9

A woman at Delphi in ancient Greece who gives mysterious advice from the god Apollo to people who ask

O

oracle of Delphi

• Literature

9.6

A shrine in ancient Greece where a priestess gave mysterious messages from the god Apollo

O

Oracle of Apollo

• Literature

9.9

A place in ancient Greece where a woman spoke for Apollo and gave unclear predictions

How Authoritative

oracle

• Literature

8 9.1

prophecy

142 6.2

prediction

375 2.6

guess

768 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology