(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous.
See more 1 Then, amid the general excitement, Themistocles reiterated his version of the Delphic oracle .
2 She is now Delphic oracle of doodle-bugs and hierophant of the hot stuff.
3 Their voluminous writings have all the clarity and directness of a Delphic oracle .
4 The Delphic oracle declared that no one in the world was wiser than Socrates.
5 Why has the Delphic oracle been called "the common hearth of Hellas"?
6 O for some Delphic oracle , or Pythian maid, to utter the secrets of futurity!
7 And, not unlike the Delphic oracle , interpreting the learner's pronouncements can itself require considerable skill.
8 The Erinnyes brought forward their accusation, and Orestes made the command of the Delphic oracle his excuse.
9 The Erinyes brought forward their accusation, and Orestes made the command of the Delphic oracle his excuse.
10 The telegraph, the newspapers, chronicled his every movement; whatever he said was construed like a Delphic oracle .
11 Those strongholds of the old paganism, the Delphic oracle , the Olympian games, and the Eleusinian mysteries, were abolished.
12 Dr. Hartwell (your Delphic oracle , it seems) says I am as fierce as a tropical tornado.
13 The messengers despatched by the Athenians to the Delphic oracle received indeed an answer well calculated to appal them.
14 I listen to your words as to a Delphic oracle , and do not pretend to understand their ambiguous meaning.
15 When they were "possessed," as the Delphic oracle would say, they marched toward truth like an invincible troop.
16 The Locrians made frequent attempts to rid themselves of this burden, but were always threatened by the Delphic oracle with disaster.
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