oracle

Infallible authority figure

An oracle is a source of wisdom or prophecy.

In ancient Greece and Rome, an oracle was a priest or priestess through whom gods were believed to speak, or the shrine where such consultations occurred: The king consulted the oracle at Delphi.

By extension, any person regarded as an infallible authority: She was the oracle on matters of etiquette.

The word also names the prophecy itself: The oracle proved true. (Capitalized Oracle is the software company.)

prophet

visionary

Imaginative planner of futures

foretellerOne who predicts futures
prognosticatorOne who foretells outcomes
harbingerOne who foreshadows

herald · medium · psychic · shaman · channeler · sage · mystic · revelation · foresight · prediction

divination

prophecy

Foretelling of future events

seerOne who envisions futures
clairvoyanceExtrasensory perception ability
auguryOmen interpretation practice

soothsaying · omens · tarot · astrology · scrying · palmistry · runes · geomancy · prognostication · pyromancy

delphi

Apollo

Sun deity, moonshot namesake

templeSacred worship structure
priestessFemale religious officiant
tripodStabilizing support structure

vapors · Sibyl · Zeus · sanctuary · supplicant · Cassandra · laurel · frenzy · Parnassus · consultation

guidance

counsel

Expert guidance offered

wisdomGood judgment from experience
adviceGuidance on decisions
insightDeep perceptive understanding

mentor · consultation · direction · enlightenment · clarity · answer · recommendation · discernment · judgment · revelation

mystery

enigma

Something hard to fathom

crypticObscure in meaning
inscrutableImpossible to understand
ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations

veiled · obscure · riddling · sphinx · arcane · hidden meaning · puzzle · paradox · uncertain · opaque

oracle

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