Oraculous

Oraculous
Oraculous O*rac"u*lous, a. Oracular; of the nature of an oracle. [R.] ``Equivocations, or oraculous speeches.'' --Bacon. ``The oraculous seer.'' --Pope. -- {O*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {O*rac"u*lous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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