oracle
/ˈɔrəkəl/
noun
- A person or thing that gives wise or authoritative advice or information.
- In the movie, the hero seeks out an oracle to learn his destiny.
- The financial advisor was treated like an oracle by his clients.
- My grandmother is the oracle of our family; she always knows what to do.
- In ancient times, a place where people went to ask the gods for advice or prophecies, or the priest or priestess who delivered the message.
- The Oracle of Delphi was famous throughout ancient Greece.
- Kings traveled great distances to consult the oracle.
- The oracle's prophecy warned of a great war.