oracle

noun

Definition of oraclenext
as in diviner
a person who can tell what will happen in the future The oracle told him to not make any major life decisions this month.

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Recent Examples of oracle Initially, the script, for want of a better word, was my bible, my oracle. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 July 2026 One is that people trust it too much, treating a chatbot like an oracle, a tendency researchers call algorithm appreciation. — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 7 July 2026 Back in the ’90s, videos about computer chips and global warming serve as oracles. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026 There’s a moment inside Nick Doyle’s new show at Perrotin when his AI oracle Ava stops feeling like a gimmick and starts sounding uncomfortably familiar. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for oracle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oracle
  1. diviner
  2. prophet
  3. mystic
  4. sibyl
  5. forecaster
Noun
  • While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.
    — Essence, Essence, 23 Nov. 2025
  • That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.
    — Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of diviner
Noun
  • Walzer's paradigm case was the Hebrew prophet — Amos, Isaiah — and the point is easily missed.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • They were joined by a disciple of the prophet, Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, believed to be the first pilgrim to visit the grave.
    — Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of prophet
Noun
  • Distancing myself from the mystic at that moment meant moving away from Madrid.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026
  • But Goodman’s story is far stranger, and more significant, than that of a dippy mystic or a metaphysical scam artist.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of mystic
Noun
  • The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.
    — Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Sherman has been the sibyl of such proliferating confusions, toying with representation’s integrity and the boundaries of identity for more than four decades.
    — Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
Definition of sibyl
Noun
  • Rainfall totals could dump 2-4 inches across much of the region including some localized totals of 5 inches, according the the NWS Melbourne forecaster’s discussion.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Like most mainstream forecasters of the energy transition, the high cost of hydrogen and the lack of policy implementation have led us to revise our outlook.
    — Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of forecaster

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