adj
oracular
Oracular (adj) means relating to an oracle.
adj
1
Relating to an oracle.
"Ferguson's sin consisted in his oracular 'unmasking' of a 'second-rate sort of society, full of second rate citizens, pursuing comparatively worthless objects.'"
— Lisa Hill, The Passionate Society: the social (2006)
2
Predicting what will happen in the future.
"It was one of those dire oracular pronouncements that Marko made from time to time, which were afterwards spread from mouth to mouth among the Serbs."
— “Chapter 26”, Chapter 26 (1963)
3
Spoken with great wisdom and authority.
4
Unclear, so that its true meaning is hard to work out.
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Etymology
This comes from Middle French oraculaire.
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enigmatic
Delphic
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What is the meaning of oracular?
"oracular" (adj) means relating to an oracle.
What is another word for oracular?
Other words for "oracular" include enigmatic, Delphic.
What is the opposite of oracular?
The opposite of "oracular" is categorical.
What are the different meanings of oracular?
"oracular" has 3 main meanings: 1. Relating to an oracle; 2. Predicting what will happen in the future; 3. Spoken with great wisdom and authority.
