DELPHIC ORACLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Delphic oracle mean? 

• DELPHIC ORACLE (noun)
  The noun DELPHIC ORACLE has 1 sense:

1. (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

  Familiarity information: DELPHIC ORACLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELPHIC ORACLE (noun)

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Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Delphic oracle; Oracle of Apollo; oracle of Delphi; Temple of Apollo

Instance hypernyms:

oracle (a shrine where an oracular god is consulted)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

Holonyms ("Delphic oracle" is a part of...):

Delphi (an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi)