Oracle vs. Prophet

Oraclenoun

A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

Oraclenoun

A person such as a priest through whom the deity is supposed to respond with prophecy or advice.

Oraclenoun

A prophetic response, often enigmatic or allegorical, so given.

Oraclenoun

A person considered to be a source of wisdom.

Oraclenoun

A wise sentence or decision of great authority.

Oraclenoun

One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.

Oraclenoun

(computing theory) A theoretical entity capable of answering some collection of questions.

Oraclenoun

(Jewish antiquity) The sanctuary, or most holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.

Oracleverb

(obsolete) To utter oracles or prophecies.

Oraclenoun

The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle.

Oraclenoun

The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given.

Oraclenoun

The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures - usually in the plural.

Oraclenoun

The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.

Oraclenoun

One who communicates an oracle{1} or divine command; an angel; a prophet.

Oraclenoun

Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.

Oraclenoun

A wise pronouncement or decision considered as of great authority.

Oracleverb

To utter oracles.

Oraclenoun

an authoritative person who divines the future

Oraclenoun

a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

Oraclenoun

a shrine where an oracular god is consulted

Oraclenoun

a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.

Oraclenoun

a place at which divine advice or prophecy was sought.

Oraclenoun

a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something

Oraclenoun

a response or message given by an oracle, especially an ambiguous one.

Oracle

An oracle is a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. As such, it is a form of divination.

Prophetnoun

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

Prophetnoun

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

Prophetnoun

One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.

Prophetnoun

One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.

Prophetnoun

An interpreter; a spokesman.

Prophetnoun

A mantis.

Prophetnoun

an authoritative person who divines the future

Prophetnoun

someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

Prophet

In religion, a prophet is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy.