- divine oracle
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Oracle — • A Divine communication given at a special place through specially appointed persons; also the place itself. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Oracle Oracle … Catholic encyclopedia
Oracle de Delphes — Oracle grec Pour les articles homonymes, voir oracle. Les oracles grecs constituent un aspect fondamental de la religion et de la culture grecque. L oracle est la réponse donnée par un dieu que l on a consulté à une question personnelle,… … Wikipédia en Français
oracle — (n.) late 14c., a message from a god, expressed by divine inspiration, from O.Fr. oracle (12c.), from L. oraculum divine announcement, oracle, from orare pray, plead (see ORATOR (Cf. orator)), with material instrumental suffix culo . In antiquity … Etymology dictionary
ORACLE — Plus ou moins consciemment, les hommes voient dans tel ou tel événement inattendu un signe capable d’orienter leur conduite; ils ont souvent chargé des exégètes d’interpréter certains phénomènes – foudre, éclipses, crues de rivières, naissances… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Divine Providence — Divine Providence † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divine Providence (Lat., Providentia; Greek, pronoia). Providence in general, or foresight, is a function of the virtue of prudence, and may be defined as the practical reason, adapting… … Catholic encyclopedia
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oracle — [ôr′ə kəl, är′ə kəl] n. [OFr < L oraculum, divine announcement, oracle < orare, to speak, pray, beseech < os (gen. oris), the mouth: see ORAL] 1. among the ancient Greeks and Romans, a) the place where, or medium by which, deities were… … English World dictionary
oracle — ► NOUN 1) (in ancient Greece or Rome) a priest or priestess who acted as a medium for divine advice or prophecy. 2) an infallible authority. ORIGIN Latin oraculum, from orare speak … English terms dictionary
Oracle grec — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Oracle. Les oracles grecs constituent un aspect fondamental de la religion et de la culture grecques. L oracle est la réponse donnée par un dieu à une question personnelle, concernant généralement le futur. De… … Wikipédia en Français
oracle — /awr euh keuhl, or /, n. 1. (esp. in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry. 2. the agency or medium giving such responses. 3. a shrine or place… … Universalium
Oracle — This article is about the classical medium. For the software company, see Oracle Corporation. For other uses, see Oracle (disambiguation). Consulting the Oracle by John William Waterhouse, showing eight priestesses in a temple of prophecy In… … Wikipedia
