Meaning

4 senses

  1. Of or relating to an oracle.

    orakelhaft, orakelmäßig

    of or relating to an oracle

  2. Prophetic, foretelling the future.

    orakelhaft, orakelmäßig

    пророческийproročeskij, ве́щийvéščij

    obscurely prophetic

  3. Wise, authoritative.

  4. Ambiguous, hard to interpret.

    зага́дочныйzagádočnyj, двусмы́сленныйdvusmýslennyj

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Those oracular Chinese proverbs were confusing for the students.

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  2. In East and West alike there are oracular wells inhabited by spirits gifted with powers of divination.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
prophetic, foretelling the future:
ambiguous, hard to interpret:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to an oracle:

Origin

From Middle French oraculaire.

From Middle French oraculaire.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought:enigmatic
  • obscurely prophetic:Delphic

Word family

4 related words
Relatedoracle
Derivedoracularityoracularlyoracularness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
orA1oracleoralB2orallyorangeA1

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