DictionaryRoot: -culo-
Latin
-culo-
instrument or means
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noun
oracle
OR-uh-kul/ˈɔːrəkl/
A sacred source through which people seek divine guidance.
Etymology
The verb for praying or pleading underlies a word for a divine announcement. An oracle came to mean the medium delivering such answers, then more broadly a trusted source of wisdom or prediction.