oracle

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An oracle is a person, usually possessing long-earned wisdom, that can share reliable information about the future.

From Barron's

One such pleasant surprise, an arcadelike oracle figure that shoots out individual fortunes, warned me that “A fool and his money will soon part.”

From Seattle Times

Regaling his colleagues with the story of his love affair with radio, “Neal didn’t invoke the great broadcast news oracles of our youth,” Siegel remembered.

From Washington Post

The tarot cards, dense with symbolism and meaning, give structure to Gonçalves’ guidance, and facilitate intimate conversations that turn the Clubhouse room into something between a psychiatrist’s couch and an oracle’s cave.

From Los Angeles Times

Groucho Marx isn’t often hailed as a political oracle.

From Los Angeles Times