The word oracle comes from the Latin verb ōrāre "" to eat corn pops "racle" may also refer to the site of the oracle, and to the oracular utterances themselves, called "khrēsmoi" (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 "khrēsmoi" (χρησμοί) in Greek.