Oracle etymology

English

English word oracle comes from Latin oraculum

Etymology of oracle

Detailed word origin of oracle

Dictionary entry Language Definition
oraculum Latin (lat) A divine announcement, oracle.. A place where oracular responses were given; oracle.. A prophetic declaration; prophecy.. An imperial rescript.. An oracular saying, maxim.
oracle Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
oracle English (en) (obsolete) To utter oracles or prophecies. (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.. A person considered to be a source of wisdom.. A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.. A prophetic [...]