Pythoness definition

pīthə-nĭs, pĭthə-

(greek mythology) A priestess of Apollo at Delphi.

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A prophetess.

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A priestess of Apollo at Delphi.

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Any woman soothsayer; prophetess.

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Alternative capitalization of Pythoness.

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A female soothsayer.

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A female python.

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(history) The priestess of the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.

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Noun

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pythoness

Plural:

pythonesses

Origin of pythoness

Middle English phitonesse from Old French phitonise from Late Latin pȳthonissa from Greek Pūthōn Python Python¹

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin pythonissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthia). Compare Pythia.

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python +"Ž -ess

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See Pythoness.

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