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oracle

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Noun

  1. A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
  2. A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.
  3. A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.
  4. Something said that must come true or cannot be countermanded; an inexorable command or declaration.
  5. A person considered to be a source of wisdom.
  6. A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
  7. A fortune-teller.
  8. One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
  9. The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
  10. A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.
  11. A third-party service that provides smart contracts with information from the outside world.

Verb

  1. To utter oracles or prophecies.

Proper noun

  1. A database management system (and its associated software) developed by the Oracle Corporation

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