How to say "oracle" in Japanese

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  • nounThe katakana loanword. It is the Japanese name of the US software company Oracle and also appears in computing and fortune-telling contexts; for a god's prophetic message, 託宣 is the natural choice.
  • 託宣たくせんCommon
    noun, suru verbThe religious sense: a divine message or pronouncement, a god revealing its will or foretelling the future. Use it for oracles in religious and historical contexts, such as those of ancient Greece.

For an oracle as a divine message or revelation, use 託宣; 「オラクル」 is the katakana loanword, found mainly as the name of the software company and in computing and fortune-telling contexts.

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