oracle

n. தெய்வ வாய்மொழித்தலம், யூதர்கோயில் கருவறை, தெய்வ வாய்மொழியாளர், வருங்குறியுரைப்போர், முன்னறிவுடையோர், அறிவர், உறுதுணையாளர், சான்றோர், விரிச்சி, முன்னறிவுரை, இருபொருளுரை, தெய்வமொழி., இறைவாக்கு, பொய்யாமொழி, தோலா நல்லுரை, பொன்றாத்துணை, தெய்விக வழிகாட்டுச் சின்னம்,. தவறாக்குறி, (வினை) வாய்மொழித் தெய்வமாகக் கூறு, விரிச்சியுரை.

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Or"a*cle, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See Oral.] 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 of an enterprise or battle. Whatso'er she saith, for oracles must stand. Drayton. 2. Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given. The oracles are dumb; No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Milton. 3. The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural. The first principles of the oracles of God. Heb. v. 12. 4. (Jewish Antiq.) Defn: The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself. 1 Kings vi. 19. Siloa's brook, that flow'd Fast by the oracle of God. Milton. 5. One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet. God hath now sent his living oracle Into the world to teach his final will. Milton. 6. Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle. "Oracles of mode." Tennyson. The country rectors . . . thought him an oracle on points of learning. Macaulay. 7. A wise sentence or decision of great authority. Or"a*cle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oracled; p. pr. & vb. n. Oracling.] Defn: To utter oracles. [Obs.]

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