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Oracular

Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue.

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Ambiguous 84% connected

Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as,…

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Ambiguous 84% connected

Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Prophetic 84% connected

Alt. of Prophetical

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Prophetic 84% connected

Alt. of Prophetical

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Prophetical 84% connected

Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; -- used with of before the thing foretold.

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Prophetical 84% connected

Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; -- used with of before the thing foretold.

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Oracle 74% connected

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 bat…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Oracle 74% connected

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 bat…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Prophet 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Prophet 74% connected

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

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Oracle 66% connected

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 bat…

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Synonym 2

Delphic 92% connected

Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place.

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Enigmatic 92% connected

Alt. of Enigmatical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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