Oracle

Oracle
Oracle \Or"a*cle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oracled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oracling}.] To utter oracles. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Oracle — • A Divine communication given at a special place through specially appointed persons; also the place itself. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Oracle     Oracle      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • oracle — ORACLE. s. m. Response que les Payens croyoient recevoir de leurs Dieux, & qui estoit renduë par leurs Idoles ou par d autres voyes. Les oracles estoient ordinairement ambigus. rendre des oracles. expliquer un oracle. Il se prend aussi pour la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Oracle — Or a*cle, n. [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See {Oral}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oracle — es un sistema de administración de base de datos (o RDBMS por el acrónimo en inglés de Relational Data Base Management System), fabricado por Oracle Corporation. Se considera a Oracle como uno de los sistemas de bases de datos más completos,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Oracle — Oracle, AZ U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 3563 Housing Units (2000): 1534 Land area (2000): 11.382188 sq. miles (29.479730 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.382188 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Oracle, AZ — U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 3563 Housing Units (2000): 1534 Land area (2000): 11.382188 sq. miles (29.479730 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 11.382188 sq. miles (29 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • oracle — (n.) late 14c., a message from a god, expressed by divine inspiration, from O.Fr. oracle (12c.), from L. oraculum divine announcement, oracle, from orare pray, plead (see ORATOR (Cf. orator)), with material instrumental suffix culo . In antiquity …   Etymology dictionary

  • oracle — [ôr′ə kəl, är′ə kəl] n. [OFr < L oraculum, divine announcement, oracle < orare, to speak, pray, beseech < os (gen. oris), the mouth: see ORAL] 1. among the ancient Greeks and Romans, a) the place where, or medium by which, deities were… …   English World dictionary

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