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 Immanuel Kant, who had taught and written there, remained the oracle of a previous generation, and his ideas still fertilized argument, creating an atmosphere dense with permissions and prohibitions. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 The prompt becomes the starting point for a work process rather than a one-stop consultation of an oracle. — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Cronenberg is right that artists need not create with posterity in mind, but for a contemporary oracle such as Charli, the concerns of the present do merit consideration. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for oracle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oracle
  1. diviner
  2. prophet
  3. mystic
  4. sibyl
  5. forecaster
Noun
  • Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of diviner
Noun
  • Also known as Umm Umara, the companion of prophet Muhammad took up arms at the Battle of Uhud.
    — Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 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
  • International Space Station a symbol of global cooperation Haakon Gjerløw, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, is considered a top forecaster.
    — Mark Lewis, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Light showers will move into the Charlotte area early Saturday, then transition to a 90% chance of heavy rain and thunderstorms later in the day, forecasters say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecaster

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