WordNet
n. (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 [syn: Temple of Apollo, Oracle of Apollo, Delphic oracle]
Usage examples of "oracle of delphi".
Cadmus was more persistent and consulted the oracle of Delphi who advised him to abandon his search and when he came across a cow to let her guide him, and where she stopped, there to build a city.
I am Phineas Zinderditch, formerly the Oracle of Delphi, now the Quality Control Inspector for Gezenslaw Oatmeal, in charge of Lumps and Gooiness.
From all these efforts come the sort of messages that people got from the Oracle of Delphi.
The comments were just about what I had expectedvague and cryptic, like the pronouncements of the Oracle of Delphi.