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{{About|the classical concept|the software company|Oracle Corporation|other uses|Oracle (disambiguation)}} {{short description|Provider of prophecies or insights}} [[File:John William Waterhouse - Consulting the Oracle - Christie's.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|''[[Consulting the Oracle]]'' by [[John William Waterhouse]], showing eight priestesses in a temple of prophecy]] {{Anthropology of religion|Basic}} An '''oracle''' is a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or [[prophecy|prophetic]] [[prediction]]s, most notably including [[precognition]] of the future, inspired by [[Deity|deities]]. If done through [[occult]]ic means, it is a form of [[divination]].
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