What is another word for oracle?

Pronunciation: [ˈɒɹəkə͡l] (IPA)

Oracle is a term that is often associated with predictions, prophecies or advice. When referring to synonyms, some alternatives include "seer", "prophet", "clairvoyant", or "diviner". Other possible words that share a similar meaning can be "fortune teller", "mystic", "soothsayer", or "augur". Depending on the context, "wise person", "expert", or "guru" might also be used as synonyms for a person seen as a source of guidance or direction. Moreover, in some cases, "oracle" could be replaced with more specific terms, such as "medium" or "psychic", when referring to someone who is believed to be able to communicate with spiritual entities or the dead.

Synonyms for Oracle:

What are the paraphrases for Oracle?

Paraphrases are restatements of text or speech using different words and phrasing to convey the same meaning.
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
- highest relevancy
- medium relevancy
- lowest relevancy

What are the hypernyms for Oracle?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Oracle?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Oracle

She was a type that Ada Rivers, for example, would not believe in at all, for girls like Ada Rivers are either Christian or Hebrew, whereas Evanthia Solaris was neither, but possessed the calculating sagacity of a pagan oracle.
"Command"
William McFee
It signified, therefore the highest promise to him, who, in obedience to the oracle, had tested his fortunes at the fount at Abano, by throwing golden dice into it.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
In George Sand's finest work there is a sweet spontaneity, almost as if she were an oracle of Nature uttering automatically the divine message.
"George Eliot"
Mathilde Blind

Famous quotes with Oracle

  • Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all.
    Luis Barragan
  • I think of Oprah as a Mother Joseph wannabe, a daytime oracle rewarding the good and punishing the bad.
    Margaret Carlson
  • Poetry is the utterance of deep and heart-felt truth - the true poet is very near the oracle.
    Edwin Hubbel Chapin
  • This great oracle of the East India Company himself admits that, if there is no power vested in the Court of Directors but that of the patronage, there is really no government vested in them at all.
    Richard Cobden
  • One of the nuisances of the ballot is that when the oracle has spoken you never know what it means.
    Lord Salisbury

Word of the Day

multitasker
The word "multitasker" usually refers to someone who can perform different tasks simultaneously. However, there are several antonyms for this word, which describe the opposite type...