Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Oracle \Or"a*cle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oracled; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Oracling.]
   To utter oracles. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Oracle \Or"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak,
   utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See Oral.]
   [1913 Webster]
   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.
      [1913 Webster]

            Whatso'er she saith, for oracles must stand.
                                                  --Drayton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer;
      also, the place where it was given.
      [1913 Webster]

            The oracles are dumb;
            No voice or hideous hum
            Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving.
                                                  --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by
      God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures --
      usually in the plural.
      [1913 Webster]

            The first principles of the oracles of God. --Heb.
                                                  v. 12.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. (Jewish Antiq.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the
      temple; also, the temple itself. --1 Kings vi. 19.
      [1913 Webster]

            Siloa's brook, that flow'd
            Fast by the oracle of God.            --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. One who communicates an oracle[1] or divine command; an
      angel; a prophet.
      [1913 Webster]

            God hath now sent his living oracle
            Into the world to teach his final will. --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   6. Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions
      are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.
      "Oracles of mode." --Tennyson.
      [1913 Webster]

            The country rectors . . . thought him an oracle on
            points of learning.                   --Macaulay.
      [1913 Webster]

   7. A wise pronouncement or decision considered as of great
      authority.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Oracle
   In the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Sam. 16:23, to
   denote the most holy place in the temple (1 Kings 6:5, 19-23;
   8:6). In 2 Sam. 16:23 it means the Word of God. A man inquired
   "at the oracle of God" by means of the Urim and Thummim in the
   breastplate on the high priest's ephod. In the New Testament it
   is used only in the plural, and always denotes the Word of God
   (Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, etc.). The Scriptures are called "living
   oracles" (comp. Heb. 4:12) because of their quickening power
   (Acts 7:38).
   

4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Oracle, AZ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona
   Population (2000):    3563
   Housing Units (2000): 1534
   Land area (2000):     11.382188 sq. miles (29.479730 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    11.382188 sq. miles (29.479730 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            51180
   Located within:       Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
   Location:             32.616030 N, 110.781854 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     85623
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Oracle, AZ
    Oracle


Thesaurus Results for Oracle,:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Cassandra, Delphian oracle, Delphic oracle, Delphic tripod, Dodona, Pythian oracle, Python, adage, advice, ana, analects, answer, aphorism, apocalypse, apothegm, augur, augury, authority, axiom, byword, catchword, collected sayings, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, divination, diviner, doctor, elder, elder statesman, epigram, expression, fortune-teller, gnome, golden saying, great soul, guru, illuminate, intellect, intellectual, lover of wisdom, mahatma, man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, mastermind, maxim, mentor, message, moral, mot, motto, philosopher, phrase, pithy saying, precept, prediction, prescript, prognostication, prognosticator, prophecy, prophet, proverb, proverbial saying, proverbs, rabbi, rishi, sage, sapient, savant, saw, saying, scholar, seer, sentence, sententious expression, sibyl, sloka, soothsayer, starets, stock saying, sutra, teaching, text, thinker, verse, vision, wisdom, wisdom literature, wise man, wise old man, wise saying, witticism, wizard, word, words of wisdom
Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy