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| Adjective | 1. Of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; "Delphic oracle".[Wordnet] 2. Obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements".[Wordnet] 3. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place.[Websters] 4. Ambiguous; mysterious.[Websters] 5. Being oracular or prophetic. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being cryptic, enigmatic, mystic, enigmatical or mysterious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "Delphic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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Etymology:Delphic \Del"phic\, adjective. [Latin expression Delphicus, from the Greek expression Delfiko`s, from Delfoi`, from Latin expression Delphi, town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.]. (references) |
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| Delphic Expanse | The Delphic Expanse (commonly abbreviated as "The Expanse") was a region of space in the Star Trek universe, approximately 2000 light years across, surrounded by thick thermobaric clouds, with an edge located about 50 light years from Earth. (references) | ||
| Delphic Games | A modern attempt to revive an ancient Greek festival Pythian Games. The history of the Delphic or Pythian Games reaches back 2600 years and took place in the year preceding the Olympic Games. The Pan-Hellenic events were dedicated to the god Apollo, who symbolised light and beauty, music, poetry, the healing arts and the Delphic oracle. (references) | ||
| Delphic Hymns | The Delphic Hymns are two musical compositions from Ancient Greece, which survive in substantial fragments. They are dated c.138 BC and 128 BC. The earlier of them, the First Delphic Hymn, is the earliest unambiguous surviving example of notated music from anywhere in the western world. (references) | ||
| 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. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Delphic Sibyl | The Delphic Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Delphi, a Greek colony, located in a plateau on the side of Mount Parnassus. She lived on Mount Parnassus and was believed by many to be a prophet. (references) | ||
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| Delphic Oracle | Antiquities | Delphic Oracle. See Delphi; Oraculum; Pythia. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: Delphic | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| International Delphic Council | 29 | Delphic Fraternity | 8 | |
| Delphic Hymns | 9 | Delphic Hymns | 9 | |
| Delphic Sibyl | 8 | Delphic Sibyl | 8 | |
| Delphic Fraternity | 8 | International Delphic Committee | 4 | |
| International Delphic Committee | 4 | International Delphic Council | 29 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | دلفى (Delphic). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | دلفى (Delphic). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Albanian | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Albanian, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | دلفى (Delphic). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arnaut | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Arnaut, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski | загадъчен (apocalyptic, cryptic, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious), делфийски (Pythian, Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | zagadʺchen (apocalyptic, cryptic, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious), delfiyski (Pythian, Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | загадъчен (apocalyptic, cryptic, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious), делфийски (Pythian, Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | zagadʺchen (apocalyptic, cryptic, enigmatic, inscrutable, mysterious), delfiyski (Pythian, Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 神谕的 (Delphian, Delphic, oracular, pythonic). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 神諭的 (Delphian, Delphic, oracular, pythonic). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dari | ساكن معبد دلف يونان (delphic, Delphian). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | van Delphi (Delphian, Delphic), raadselachtig (mysterious, abstruse, Delphian, Delphic, enigmatic), duister (dark, indistinct, murk, darkness, dim). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | delphique (Delphic). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | delphique (Delphic). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | καβαλιστικόσ (delphic, cabalistic). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | kavalistikos (delphic, cabalistic). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | Delphi의 (Delphian, delphic), 의 (to, of, scythian, sulfureous, Sioux), 아폴로 신전의 신탁 (Delphic oracle). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | Delphi의 (Delphian, delphic), 의 (to, of, scythian, sulfureous, Sioux), 아폴로 신전의 신탁 (Delphic oracle). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | دلفى (Delphic). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hungarian | delhi-i (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | デルフィック領域 (Delphic Expanse). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | Delphi의 (Delphian, delphic), 의 (to, of, scythian, sulfureous, Sioux), 아폴로 신전의 신탁 (Delphic oracle). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Magyar | delhi-i (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Parsi | ساكن معبد دلف يونان (delphic, Delphian). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian | ساكن معبد دلف يونان (delphic, Delphian). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Persian (Farsi) | ساكن معبد دلف يونان (delphic, Delphian). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian | непонятный (inapprehensible, incomprehensible, abstruse, Delphian, delphic), дельфийский (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russian (transliteration) | neponyatnyy (inapprehensible, incomprehensible, abstruse, Delphian, delphic), delʹfiyskiy (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki | непонятный (inapprehensible, incomprehensible, abstruse, Delphian, delphic), дельфийский (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Russki (transliteration) | neponyatnyy (inapprehensible, incomprehensible, abstruse, Delphian, delphic), delʹfiyskiy (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | delfski (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shkip | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Shkip, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqip | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Shqip, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Shqiperë | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Shqiperë, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Skchip | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Skchip, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | délfico (Delphian, delphic, Delfik), délfica (delphic). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Tosk | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Tosk, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | iki anlamlı (equivocal, ambiguous, backhanded, double, delphic), eski Yunanistan'daki Delfi kentiyle ilgili (delphic), delfi'li apollon'un cevapları gibi iki anlamlı (delphic), bu kentteki tapınak ile ilgili (delphic), birçok anlama gelen (delphic), anlaşılmaz (inarticulate, fathomless, unfathomable, deep, incomprehensible), anlaşılamayan (delphic). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | туманний (foggy, hazy, filmy, misty, foggier), нерозумілий (delphic, incomprehensible, inconceivable), дельфійський (delphic). Additional references: Ukrainian, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | tumanniy (foggy, hazy, filmy, misty, foggier), nerozumіliy (delphic, incomprehensible, inconceivable), delʹfіysʹkiy (delphic). Additional references: Ukrainian, Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Zhgabe | i errët (abstruse, addle, ambiguous, arcane, black), i delfit (Delphian, delphic). Additional references: Zhgabe, Turkey (Europe), Delphic. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “Delphic” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | Dathagelphathagic (Delphic). Additional references: Athag, Delphic. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | Dagelphagic (Delphic). Additional references: Double Dutch, Delphic. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | 0|£1|o<~>1¢ (Delphic). Additional references: Leet, Delphic. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | Dopelphopic (Delphic). Additional references: Oppish, Delphic. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | Elphicday (Delphic). Additional references: Pig Latin, Delphic. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | delfik (delphic). Additional references: Terran B, Delphic. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | Dubelphubic (Delphic). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Delphic. (volunteer) | |||
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