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Every generation gets the Constitution that it deserves. As the central preoccupations of an era make their way into the legal system, the Supreme Court eventually weighs in, and nine lawyers in robes become oracles of our national identity.
Noah Feldman

Meaning of "oracles" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ORACLES

oracles  [ˈɒrəkəlz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORACLES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oracles is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORACLES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oracles

Oracle

In Classical Antiquity, an oracle was a person or agency considered to interface wise counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods. As such it is a form of divination. The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ōrāre "to speak" and properly refers to the priest or priestess uttering the prediction. In extended use, oracle may also refer to the site of the oracle, and to the oracular utterances themselves, called khrēsmoi in Greek. Oracles were thought to be portals through which the gods spoke directly to people. In this sense they were different from seers who interpreted signs sent by the gods through bird signs, animal entrails, and other various methods. The most important oracles of Greek antiquity were Pythia, priestess to Apollo at Delphi, and the oracle of Dione and Zeus at Dodona in Epirus. Other temples of Apollo were located at Didyma on the coast of Asia Minor, at Corinth and Bassae in the Peloponnese, and at the islands of Delos and Aegina in the Aegean Sea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ORACLES


academicals
ˌækəˈdɛmɪkəlz
bifocals
baɪˈfəʊkəlz
canonicals
kəˈnɒnɪkəlz
chemicals
ˈkɛmɪkəlz
Chronicles
ˈkrɒnɪkəlz
clericals
ˈklɛrɪkəlz
Eccles
ˈɛkəlz
hackles
ˈhækəlz
multifocals
ˌmʌltɪˈfəʊkəlz
Nichols
ˈnɪkəlz
physicals
ˈfɪzɪkəlz
shackles
ˈʃækəlz
spectacles
ˈspɛktəkəlz
Tabernacles
ˈtæbəˌnækəlz
theatricals
θɪˈætrɪkəlz
trifocals
ˈtraɪˈfəʊkəlz
varifocals
ˈvɛərɪˌfəʊkəlz
vocals
ˈvəʊkəlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORACLES

ora
ora et labora
ora pro nobis
ORAC
orach
orache
oracle
oracular
oracularity
oracularly
oracularness
oraculous
oraculously
oraculousness
oracy
orad
Oradea
oragious
oral
oral eroticism

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORACLES

Androcles
Canticle of Canticles
Canticles
Damocles
Empedocles
Eteocles
Feast of Tabernacles
go round in circles
gold-rimmed spectacles
Heracles
horn-rimmed spectacles
in articles
pair of spectacles
Pericles
shipping articles
Sophocles
Sword of Damocles
Themistocles
Thirty-nine Articles
tummy muscles

Synonyms and antonyms of oracles in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ORACLES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «oracles» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of oracles

Translation of «oracles» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORACLES

Find out the translation of oracles to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oracles from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oracles» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神谕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oráculos
570 millions of speakers

English

oracles
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भविष्यवाणी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهتفو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оракулы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oráculos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ওরাকেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oracles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hujah-hujah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Orakel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神託
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신탁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oracle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்கணிப்புகளிலிருந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वचने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kahinler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oracoli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyrocznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оракули
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oracole
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρησμούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woorde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orakel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

orakler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oracles

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORACLES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORACLES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oracles

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3 QUOTES WITH «ORACLES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word oracles.
1
Noah Feldman
Every generation gets the Constitution that it deserves. As the central preoccupations of an era make their way into the legal system, the Supreme Court eventually weighs in, and nine lawyers in robes become oracles of our national identity.
2
John Morley
They are the guiding oracles which man has found out for himself in that great business of ours, of learning how to be, to do, to do without, and to depart.
3
Jane Porter
Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORACLES»

Discover the use of oracles in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oracles and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oracles: How Prediction Markets Turn Employees into Visionaries
In Oracles, Don Thompson explains how these and other firms use prediction markets to make better decisions, describing what could be the origins of a social revolution.
Donald Thompson, 2013
2
The Book Of Ordinary Oracles: Use Pocket Change, Popsicle ...
What's a divine wonderer to do? Funny you should ask. In The Book of Ordinary Oracles, Lon Milo DuQuette shows us how to use items lying around the house--from pocket change to chopsticks--to divine answer to everyday questions.
Lon Milo DuQuette, 2005
3
Oracles: A Novel
In this futuristic novel, the natural wilderness is disappearing due to human incursion and urbanization.
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, 2004
4
Amos's Oracles Against the Nations: A Study of Amos 1.3--2.5
The essential contribution of Amos to Old Testament theology is to be found in his radical criticism of Israel.
John Barton, 1980
5
Book Three of the Sibylline Oracles and Its Social Setting
This volume contains a detailed study of the third Sibylline book. This Jewish work was written sometime between 80 and 40 BCE in Asia Minor.
Rieuwerd Buitenwerf, 2003
6
Athletes and Oracles: The Transformation of Olympia and ...
This is a study of the origins and practices at Olympia and Delphi which challenges many assumptions about the nature and role of the archaeological data.
Catherine Morgan, 1990
7
Oracles: A Pilgrimage
The Oracles of the ancient world spoke for the gods, they spoke for the future: but they could not speak for themselves.
Catherynne M. Valente, 2005
8
Oracles of Delphi Keep
In 1938, three orphans--Theo, Carl, and Ian, ages ten to thirteen--lead three teachers through a portal that takes them from Dover, England, to Morocco in their quest to locate six silver boxes before the ancient prophecies therein are ...
Victoria Laurie, 2010
9
Prophetic Oracles of Salvation in the Old Testament
He goes on to demonstrate that these texts, often percieved only as a message of judgement and doom, in fact proclaim hope and deliverance as well.
Claus Westermann, 1991
10
African Oracles in 10 Mi
For more than 1000 years, the Yoruba of Nigeria have planned their lives, found true love, and learned their destiny through a vibrant and poetic fortune-telling system.
Richard T. Kaser, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORACLES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oracles is used in the context of the following news items.
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IBM Acquires Compose To Boost Database-as-a-Service Offerings
“I don't really think IBM ever had a snowball's chance of catching the Oracles of the world in the traditional database market,” Kerravala said. «Sci-Tech Today, Jul 15»
2
The importance of testing
Admitting that tests weren't perfect oracles, Kuncel did say that tests were “one of the, if not the, strongest predictor of subsequent success.”. «Rawlinstimes, Jul 15»
3
Sometimes, the best place to get away from it all is via an ATV trail
As we started traveling west instead of northeast, I stopped to consult all of my oracles. My large wilderness map lacked the necessary detail to ... «Ravalli Republic, Jul 15»
4
Who do they think they are?
... it were Mount Olympus and hand down oracles to us mere mortals. So much the worse for “We the People” who did “ordain and establish the ... «The Daily Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Plato's Cratylus: The Comedy of Language by SM Ewegen
... they have done so truly. For Socrates, we know little enough about the gods, and in any event, they do not speak directly, but only through oracles and signs. «Philosophy Now, Jul 15»
6
Taking a motorized route to wilderness isn't as crazy as it sounds
As we started traveling west instead of northeast, I stopped to consult all of my oracles. My large wilderness map lacked the necessary detail to ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
7
The Truth of Genesis: The Evil and Ignorance of Gentile Christianity …
The oracles of Yehovah and salvation were given to the Jews, and not to gentiles. To be saved, we must accept Hebrew Christianity, not the ... «News24, Jul 15»
8
Greek Economic Outlook: actually, it could be worse
Bloomberg and S&P have a go at assessing the outlook of the admittedly volatile Greek economy. Financial oracles are not highly dependable ... «New Europe, Jul 15»
9
Where to, Grace?
Not even the opinion surveys—those modern instruments that cultures like ours piously consult as oracles of what the gods favor—gave any ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
10
Database Startup NuoDB Gets New CEO, Looks to Grow Faster
He was still touting NuoDB's ambition to “displace the Microsofts, Oracles, and IBMs of the world” with its new database system. He said that big ... «Xconomy, Jul 15»

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