How to pronounce “oracle”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
• A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
• A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
• (figuratively, archaic) Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.
• A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
• A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
• A fortune-teller.
• One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
• (Jewish antiquity) The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
• (computing theory) A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.
• (cryptocurrencies) A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.
• [Verb]
• (obsolete) To utter oracles or prophecies.[1]

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