pythoness
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.py·tho·ness
noun \ˈpī-thə-nəs, ˈpi-\Definition of PYTHONESS
1
: a woman who practices divination
2
: a prophetic priestess of Apollo
— py·thon·ic \pī-ˈthä-nik\ adjective
Origin of PYTHONESS
Middle English Phitonesse, from Middle French pithonisse, from Late Latin pythonissa, from Greek Pythōn, spirit of divination, perhaps from Pythō, seat of the Delphic oracle
First Known Use: 14th century
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