Delphic

Delphic
a) Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles.
b) Obscurely prophetic.

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Delphic — est un groupe de dance alternative de Manchester, Grande Bretagne[1]. Ils sont signés sur le label Polydor et leur single Counterpoint , produit par Ewan Pearson, est sorti en avril 2009 sur R S Records[2],[3]. En 2009, le gro …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Delphic — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Delphic Información personal Origen Manchester …   Wikipedia Español

  • Delphic — Основная информация Жанры инди электроника …   Википедия

  • Delphic — unterstützen Bloc Party als …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Delphic — Del phic, a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko s, fr. Delfoi , L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.] (Gr. Antiq.) 1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place. [1913 Webster] 2. Ambiguous; mysterious. If he is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Delphic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi. 2) deliberately obscure or ambiguous: Delphic utterances …   English terms dictionary

  • Delphic — 1590s, from L. Delphicus, from Gk. Delphikos, from Delphi (see DELPHI (Cf. Delphi)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Delphic — [del′fē əndel′fik] adj. 1. of Delphi 2. designating or of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi in ancient times 3. obscure in meaning; ambiguous; oracular: Also Delphian [del′fē ən] …   English World dictionary

  • Delphic — For the ancient Greek city, see Delphi. For other related terms, see Delphi (disambiguation). Delphic Delphic supporting Bloc Party as part of the iTunes festival in July 2009. Background information …   Wikipedia

  • Delphic — adjective Date: 1567 1. of or relating to ancient Delphi or its oracle 2. often not capitalized ambiguous, obscure < Delphic utterances > • delphically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Delphic — delphically, adv. /del fik/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Delphi. 2. of or pertaining to Apollo, or to his temples or oracles. 3. (often l.c.) oracular; obscure; ambiguous: She was known for her Delphic pronouncements. [1590 1600; < L Delphicus …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”