Oracle vs. Prophet

A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

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

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

A person considered to be a source of wisdom.

Example: ‘a literary oracle’;

A wise sentence or decision of great authority.

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

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

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

(obsolete) To utter oracles or prophecies.

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.

Example: ‘Whatso'er she saith, for oracles must stand.’;

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

Example: ‘The oracles are dumb;No voice or hideous humRuns through the arched roof in words deceiving.’;

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

Example: ‘The first principles of the oracles of God.’;

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

Example: ‘Siloa's brook, that flow'dFast by the oracle of God.’;

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

Example: ‘God hath now sent his living oracleInto the world to teach his final will.’;

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

Example: ‘The country rectors . . . thought him an oracle on points of learning.’;

A wise pronouncement or decision considered as of great authority.

To utter oracles.

an authoritative person who divines the future

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

a shrine where an oracular god is consulted

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

a place at which divine advice or prophecy was sought.

a person or thing regarded as an infallible authority on something

Example: ‘he reigned supreme as the Colonial Office's oracle on Africa’;

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

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.

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

Example: ‘Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.’;

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

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

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

An interpreter; a spokesman.

A mantis.

an authoritative person who divines the future

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

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.