ˈɔrəkəl
A shrine where prophecies are uttered; a person through whom a deity speaks; a prophetic declaration.
Let him that is able, hear You inwardly discoursing out of Your oracle: I will boldly cry out, How wonderful are Your works, O Lord, in Wisdom have You made them all; and this Wisdom is the Beginning, and in that Beginning did You make heaven and earth.
Augustine, Confessions
And the ear-deafening voice o' the oracle, Kin to Jove's thunder, so surprised my sense
Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act 3, Scene 1
when the oracle, Thus by Apollo's great divine seal'd up, Shall the contents discover, something rare Even then will rush to knowledge
Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, Act 3, Scene 1
oraculum /oraculum/
Latin, Rome
oracle /oracle/
Old French, France