oracle
part of speech
noun (an oracle, oracles)
meaning for a pupil
1) In ancient Greece and Rome, a priest or priestess through whom people believed the gods gave advice or told the future, or the holy place where this happened, like the Oracle of Delphi. tree →
2) A message or answer given by such an oracle. tree →
3) (informal) A person who knows a lot and is asked for advice. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the mystic school: In note 15 an oracle is a witness who cannot be questioned; "an oracle is just a frog with better lighting". In the primary lessons: In history and myths lessons, Greeks travelled to the Oracle at Delphi to ask questions, and its answers were often riddles. In everyday talk, the oracle is the person who knows everything about something. Phrases: the Oracle of Delphi, consult the oracle.
examples
- A witness who cannot be questioned becomes an oracle. (note 15) tree →
- An oracle is just a frog with better lighting. (note 15) tree →
- The Godmother is not the manager: managers allocate work, she watches for shape and remembers what the family was trying to become. She is not always right, and that matters: a witness who cannot be questioned becomes an oracle, and an oracle is just a frog with better lighting. So the witness must also be witnessed. (lesson 027) tree →
- The note says she is not always right; a witness who cannot be questioned becomes an oracle, an oracle is just a frog with better lighting, so the witness must also be witnessed. (lesson 027) tree →
- The Greeks visited the Oracle at Delphi for advice. tree →
- The oracle's answer was a puzzling riddle. tree →
- The king asked the oracle if he would win the war. tree →
- My sister is the family oracle on dinosaurs. tree →
- The oracle was believed to speak the words of the god Apollo. tree →
- Ask Grandpa, he's the oracle on football facts. tree →
- Hence the Greeks had returned home in order to seek fresh instructions from an oracle. tree →
note
Countable. Adjective: oracular. Ancient people believed oracles spoke for gods; historians today see them as part of their religion and politics. Oracle (a name) is also a computer company.
Trees and pragmatics
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