Delphi

[del-fahy]

noun

an ancient city in central Greece, in Phocis: site of an oracle of Apollo.

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Contemporary Examples of delphi

Not surprisingly, Delphi hit the wall early, entering Chapter 11 in the fall of 2005.
How Washington Gifts the 1 Percent
David Stockman
April 2, 2013
The second, a riff on the classical injunction from the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, is “Know thy ancestors, know thyself.”
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reveals Rick Warren’s Slave-Holding Ancestors
Matthew DeLuca
April 15, 2012

Historical Examples of delphi

This Delphi was supposed to be the very midmost spot of the whole world.
Tanglewood Tales
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ctesippus said: Quite so, Euthydemus, that is to say, if he who drinks is as big as the statue of Delphi.
Euthydemus
Plato
For I shall adduce to you the god at Delphi as a witness of my wisdom, if I have any, and of what it is.
Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates
Plato
"The oracle of Delphi was not more impudently worked," he said.
The Strolling Saint
Raphael Sabatini
After this Agis came to Delphi and offered as a sacrifice a tenth of the spoil.
Hellenica
Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for delphi

Delphi

noun

an ancient Greek city on the S slopes of Mount Parnassus: site of the most famous oracle of Apollo

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Word Origin and History for delphi

Delphi

oracle town on slopes of Mount Parnassus, from Greek delphis "dolphin" (see dolphin). Supposedly Apollo assumed this form to found the shrine.