Replace n strings

hello,
i have a string that contain some words that i want to replace to other words.
replace can do just one and i want in onw sql to replace n strings.
for example:
i have the string:
"this is a test string and i want to replace several words"
i want to replace the words: test with aaa,want with bbb,several with ccc.
so after it will be:
"this is a aaa string and i bbb to replace ccc words"
how can i do it in one sql or what is the best way to do it ?
thanks
Zvika

You can try to do this with using of MODEL clause.
SELECT cur_val
FROM (SELECT 1 AS dim_col, 'this is a test string and i want to replace several words' AS cur_val FROM dual)
MODEL
DIMENSION BY (dim_col)
MEASURES (cur_val, 1 string_to_replace_num)
UNIQUE DIMENSION
RULES ITERATE (3)
cur_val[1] = replace(cur_val[1],
case string_to_replace_num[1] when 1 then 'test' when 2 then 'want' when 3 then 'several' end,
case string_to_replace_num[1] when 1 then 'aaa' when 2 then 'bbb' when 3 then 'ccc' end
string_to_replace_num[1] = string_to_replace_num[1] + 1
In the row RULES ITERATE (3) - 3 is not a magic number. It is equal to total number of strings have to be replaced.

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Figure 1.
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