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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1232/
- Published: 2023-06-14T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-14T20:35:02.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:22

The word for today is…

oracular (adjective):

1: resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)  
2: of, relating to, or being an oracle

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oracular?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : When the ancient Greeks had questions or problems, they would turn to the gods for answers by consulting an oracle, a person through whom the gods communicated, usually in the form of cryptic verse. (Oracle also referred to the god’s answer or to the shrine that worshippers approached when seeking advice; the word’s root is the Latin verb orare, which means “to speak.”) English speakers today can use oracle to simply refer to an authoritative pronouncement or to a person who makes such pronouncements—for example, “a designer who is an oracle of fashion.” And the related adjective oracular is used in similar contexts: “a designer who is an oracular voice of fashion.”

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