Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun oracle

3 senses of oracle

Sense 1
prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator -- (an authoritative person who divines the future)
       => diviner -- (someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers)

Sense 2
oracle -- (a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible)
       => prophecy, divination -- (a prediction uttered under divine inspiration)

Sense 3
oracle -- (a shrine where an oracular god is consulted)
       => shrine -- (a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person)