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Delphic

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Del·phic  (dlfk) also Del·phi·an (-f-n)
adj.
1. Greek Mythology Of or relating to Delphi or to the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
2. Obscurely prophetic; oracular: made a great deal of Delphic pronouncements.
Delphi·cal·ly adv.
Delphic [ˈdɛlfɪk], Delphian
adj
1. (Placename) (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to Delphi or its oracle or temple
2. obscure or ambiguous
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.Delphic - of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; "Delphic oracle"
Delphian
2.Delphic - obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message"
oracular
prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
Translations
Delphic [ˈdelfɪk] ADJ → délfico
Delphic
adj (lit, fig) → delphisch; the Delphic oracle → das Delphische Orakel, das Orakel von Delphi


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Afterwards doubting his parentage he inquired of the Delphic god and heard himself the weird declared before to Laius.
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And they buried him with profound respect, and the sunshine came into our home life with a burst, and the birds were not the only creatures that sang, and the arbour, from having been a temple of Delphic utterances, sank into a home for slugs.
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
But besides those who make good in our imagination the place of muses and of Delphic Sibyls, are there not women who fill our vase with wine and roses to the brim, so that the wine runs over and fills the house with perfume; who inspire us with courtesy; who unloose our tongues and we speak; who anoint our eyes and we see?
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