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==Oracles in Antiquity== | ==Oracles in Antiquity== | ||
[[File:Oracle of Delphi.jpg|400px|thumb|The Oracle of Delphi delivering a prophecy]] | |||
The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ''ōrāre'', "to speak" and properly refers to the priest or priestess uttering the prediction. In extended use, oracle may also refer to the site of the oracle, and to the oracular utterances themselves, called ''khrēsmē'' "tresme" (χρησμοί) in Greek. | The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ''ōrāre'', "to speak" and properly refers to the priest or priestess uttering the prediction. In extended use, oracle may also refer to the site of the oracle, and to the oracular utterances themselves, called ''khrēsmē'' "tresme" (χρησμοί) in Greek. | ||