oracle

ɔʁakl

Definition

Definition of oracle - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

antiquitéréponse d'une divinité consultée dans un lieu sacré antique

L'oracle de Delphes était célèbre dans toute la Grèce.

prédiction

prophétie

lieusanctuaire où on interrogeait une divinité selon des rituels

Les pèlerins venaient de loin pour consulter l'oracle.

lieu sacré

sanctuaire

temple

religionparole de Dieu exprimée par les prophètes

Les oracles des prophètes guidaient le peuple élu.

révélation

interprètedivinité ou personne parlant en son nom

La pythie était l'oracle d'Apollon à Delphes.

interprète

médium

prophète

conseilavis d'une personne considérée comme infaillible

Il suit les oracles de son mentor sans jamais douter.

conseil avisé

autoritépersonne dont les avis sont considérés comme infaillibles

Ce professeur est devenu l'oracle de sa discipline.

autorité

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Origin of oracle

latin, oraculum (prophétie)

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PL/SQL

acr.

acr: Procedural Language / Structured Query Language

langage utilisé pour programmer des bases de données Oracle

oraculeux

adj.

solennel

qui a le caractère solennel et mystérieux d'un oracle

pythonisse

antiquité grecque

prêtresse de l'oracle d'Apollon à Delphes dans l'Antiquité grecque

sibyllique

adj.

énigmatique

qui est mystérieux et difficile à comprendre comme un oracle

Examples of oracle in a sentence

L'oracle a été consulté pour connaître l'avenir du roi.
L'oracle de Delphes était célèbre dans l'Antiquité.
Ils ont bâti un temple autour de l'oracle sacré.
L’oracle fut transmis lors d’une cérémonie sacrée.
Ils attendaient l’oracle pour connaître la volonté divine.
On consultait l'oracle avant chaque grande décision.

Certains voyaient le vieux sage comme un oracle.
Pour ses amis, il est un oracle en affaires.
Chacun attendait l'oracle du professeur avant de décider.
Dans son domaine, il fait figure d'oracle.
On consulte cet oracle pour chaque décision importante.

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English:oracle, oracle sanctuary, ...
German:Orakel, Weissagungsstätte, ...
Italian:oracolo, guida infallibile, ...
Spanish:oráculo, voz autorizada, ...
Portuguese:oráculo, consultor confiável, ...
Chinese:神谕, 神谕所, ...
Japanese:神託, 神託所, ...
Arabic:وحي, معبد الوحي, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁאוֹל, אוֹרָקְל, ...
Russian:оракул, святилище, ...
Ukrainian:оракул, пророче святилище, ...
Catalan:oracle, profecia, ...
Danish:orakel, gudsord, ...
Dutch:orakel, orakelplaats, ...
Greek:μάντης, μάντειο, ...
Hungarian:jóslat, jóshely, ...
Khmer:ព្រះបន្ទូលទំនាយ, ទីសក្ការៈទំនាយ, ...
Korean:신탁, 신탁소, ...
Polish:wyrocznia, proroctwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):oráculo, profecia, ...
Romanian:oracol, profet, ...
Swedish:orakel, helgedom, ...
Thai:คำทำนายจากเทพเจ้า, สถานที่ทำนาย, ...
Turkish:kehanet, kehanet tapınağı, ...
Vietnamese:lời sấm truyền, đền thờ thần linh, ...

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