Synonyms for oracle
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Noun
1. Prophet
prophet, soothsayer, diviner, see-er, prognosticator, foreteller, vaticinator, prophesier, predictor
Definitions
- n. 1
A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.
Related words
- Word family
- oracally oraclelike oracular
Forms
- Plural
- oracles → prophets, soothsayers, diviners, see-ers…
Example sentences
- prophet Why didn't God teach his true prophet about germs?
- diviner The Ying Yang diviner may not predict his own fate.
- soothsayer The soothsayer warned Caesar to "beware the ides of March."
- expert Harry is working under the direction of an expert.
- sage The Jewish sage Rava was said to have made a golem.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | rising | |
| prophet | rising | |
| diviner | steady | |
| soothsayer | rising | |
| prognosticator | steady | |
| expert | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- sage1, omen2
- 6 letters
- expert2, nestor2
- 7 letters
- prophet2, diviner
- 9 letters
- predictor3
- 10 letters
- revelation4, soothsayer3, foreteller, prophesier
- 11 letters
- vaticinator
- 14 letters
- prognosticator
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).