Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Greek Mythology Of or relating to Delphi, the temple of Apollo at Delphi, or its oracle.
- adjective Of or relating to the Pythian games.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to Delphi, or to the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, who there delivered oracles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi.
- adjective (Gr. Antiq.) one of the four great national festivals of ancient Greece, celebrated near Delphi, in honor of Apollo, the conqueror of the dragon Python, at first once in eight years, afterward once in four.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective a native or inhabitant of
Delphi
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The popularity of the athletic contests at Olympia grew so great that in the first half of the sixth century games were added at Delphi the so-called Pythian Games as well as at Nemea and the Isthmus of Corinth.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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The popularity of the athletic contests at Olympia grew so great that in the first half of the sixth century games were added at Delphi the so-called Pythian Games as well as at Nemea and the Isthmus of Corinth.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Whence now the place is named Pytho, and men call the Prince "Pythian" for that deed, for even there the might of the swift sun made corrupt the monster.
The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological Andrew Lang 1878
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Embracing third-party servicers such as Pythian "is a statement of confidence in that they're having enough successful implementations."
Computerworld News 2010
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Embracing third-party servicers such as Pythian "is a statement of confidence in that they're having enough successful implementations."
Computerworld News 2010
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A researcher friend in Birmingham had uncovered a few details about what happened that night in the Pythian Temple.
All things reconsidered: NPR's Michele Norris tells her family's complete story David Montgomery 2010
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There was no room for the Pythian in this picture.
All things reconsidered: NPR's Michele Norris tells her family's complete story David Montgomery 2010
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Her father, then 20, fresh out of the Navy, slim and jaunty with his discharge papers in his pocket, was on his way across the lobby of the Pythian, accompanied by one of his five brothers and a friend.
All things reconsidered: NPR's Michele Norris tells her family's complete story David Montgomery 2010
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The Pythian was a downtown oasis of offices and meeting spaces for black professionals, clubs, night classes and social events.
All things reconsidered: NPR's Michele Norris tells her family's complete story David Montgomery 2010
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The Pythian Temple's brickwork catches the golden glint.
All things reconsidered: NPR's Michele Norris tells her family's complete story David Montgomery 2010
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