- Delphic oracle as a noun:
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Delphic oracle
noun
1 Delphic oracle
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.
synonyms: Oracle of Apollo, oracle of Delphi, Temple of Apollo.
Roget 526: latency, inexpression†; hidden meaning, occult meaning; occultness, mystery, cabala†, anagoge†; silence etc. (taciturnity) 585; concealment etc. ... show more
Roget 520: equivocalness etc. adj.; double meaning etc. 516; ambiguity, double entente, double entendre [Fr.], pun, paragram†, calembour†, quibble, equivoque [Fr.], ... show more
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