Oracular synonyms

ô-răk'yə-lər, ō-răk'-

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esoteric
Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.
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ambiguous
Not clear; indefinite; vague
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mysterious
The definition of mysterious is something that is not understood or known.
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cryptic
The definition of cryptic is defined as something with unclear or hidden meaning, or a secret.
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prescient
Possessing prescience.
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soothsaying
Prophetic
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foretelling
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prophesying
Prophetic
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forecasting
Prophetic
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predicting
Prophetic
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presaging
Prophetic
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foreboding
Characterized by foreboding
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auguring
Prophetic
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precursory
Serving as a precursor, or harbinger; indicating something to follow
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portending
Prophetic
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prognosticating
Prophetic
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discovering
Prophetic
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divining
That or who divines (in any sense of the verb).
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foreknowing
Prophetic
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foreseeing
Prophetic
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clairvoyant
Having great insight; keenly perceptive
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divulging
Prophetic
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anticipating
Prophetic
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apprehending
Prophetic
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declaring
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proclaiming
Prophetic
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fatidic
(Now rare) Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic
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sibylline
(By extension) Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant.
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vaticinal
Prophetic.
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vatic
Of or characteristic of a prophet; prophetic
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interpretive
Relating to or marked by interpretation; explanatory.
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dogmatic
Characterized by such assertion, often with an unconsidered rejection of criticism:
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peremptory
Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic. [from 16th c.]
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objective (antonym)
Existing independent of or external to the mind; actual or real:
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scientific (antonym)
Done according to methods gained by systematic training
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realistic (antonym)
Tending to face facts; practical rather than visionary
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obscure (related)
Indistinctly heard; faint.
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vague (related)
Not sharp, certain, or precise in thought, feeling, or expression
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authoritative (related)
The definition of authoritative is someone or something having power, influence or the right to control and make decisions.
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delphic
Designating or of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi in ancient times
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diving
That or who dives or dive.
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enigmatic
Defying description.
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mystical
Symbolic or allegorical, especially with regard to spirituality:
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prophetic
Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet
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divinitory
Of or relating to the foretelling of events by or as if by supernatural means
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fatidical
Having power to foretell future events; prophetic; fatiloquent.
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mantic
Of, relating to, or having the power of divination; prophetic.
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vatical
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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visionary
Having or showing keen foresight and imagination
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foresight (related)
Of or relating to the foretelling of events by or as if by supernatural means
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orphic (related)
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incantation (related)
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alchemical (related)
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Oracular Sentence Examples

  • They dealt with such subjects as the origin of the gods, the creation of the world, the ritual of purification and initiation, and oracular responses.

  • The metrical form of the oracular responses at Delphi, the important part played by the paean and the Pythian nomos in his ritual, contributed to make Apollo a god of song and music, friend and leader of the Muses (µovvayErr i s).

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