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1. (n.) pythoness
a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME phytonesse (< MF
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pythoness
a witch with powers of divination
2. (noun) Pythia, Pythoness
(Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pythoness
the priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece
2. (noun) pythoness
any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a sort of witch
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. pythoness
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi (q. v.), so called from the Python (q. v.), the dragon slain by the god.
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